Hello, in 2013 I had the opportunity to put in praxis a process to paint a big map (250x190 cm) using GIMP and MyPaint. You can see my approach to this work... but is in Portuguese... but I think that the google translate can help a bit. The posts about this work and process are: http://forksanddrills.blogspot.com/2013/05/fazendo-mapas-enormes-com-mypaint-e-o.html http://forksanddrills.blogspot.com/2013/06/cartografia.html
Americo On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Ross Martinek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Peter, > > Yes, GIMP will import most graphics files, and you can use layers to trace > over them. It does have a wide typographic library, and appears to > recognize all the fonts installed on your system. I am working with GIMP > and a map I originally sketched in Adobe Photoshop (a software I have > abandoned completely in favor of GIMP.) > > However, you should, as others recommend, investigate Inkscape (as I > intend to do in the near future). If you are on a Mac OS, take a look at > http://www.mapdiva.com/ortelius/. > > All of these programs have fairly steep learning curves if you are not > familiar with CG, however, the time spent is ultimately worth it. > > Ross > > On Nov 27, 2015, at 11:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > I've just finished hand drawing about fifty simple, small (8.5 X 11) > maps in a two-month period. I'm hoping for an easier way, without going > broke or making my head explode. > > > > I've read a summary of the GIMP drawing program, but it is not clear to > me, if you can import images such as scans, or Google Earth. Google maps, > etc. Can you import an image and trace from it, or does one only draw > original subjects? I assume it has wide typographic ability for font and > sizes?? > _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
