The open source image-editing program GIMP is a good alternative to programs like Photoshop for creating eye-catching images, documents and advertisements to promote your business. GIMP allows you to ...

blend modes (layer composition modes) such as 'dodge' and 'soft light'. Product designer Dan Holick explains what this layer composition mode is doing. A layered blending mode is one that creates a ...

Whenever you open the GIMP app, it will open without the canvas. The canvas is a visible area of the image, and by default, the canvas corresponds with the size of the layers; you can enter text or ...

Early video game platforms had limits that seem quaint today, when even a $25 Raspberry Pi can push uncountable polygons at 1080p. They'd often support tile and sprite based rendering, where the ...

When you open a new canvas in Adobe Photoshop, the default setting creates a workspace covered with a gray and white checkerboard. This default background represents transparency -- as you begin ...

DotPDN’s Paint.net is a free photo-editing software program with a lot to offer, especially for the zero price tag. I know it’s not Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Corel Painter, or Affinity, which have so ...

If you’ve used Photoshop for image-editing, you know that the popular program can sometimes be a little intimidating for newcomers. One of the advanced, but vital tools you’ll need to get to grips ...

This post will show you how to unlock Layers in Photoshop. Photoshop is one of the top photo editing software available. Photoshop is used by professionals and hobbyists alike. Photoshop is mostly for ...

Do you ever wonder what your fluffy Akita might look like in its natural wintry habitat? Or perhaps, what your cuddly black cat might look like in an unnatural, hostile habitat, like the endzone of an ...