![]() ![]() for anyone wanting to explore more options to obtain similar or other results. The program’s manual provides keyboard shortcuts etc. It is intended as a partial quick start guide, not a complete tutorial. I am using one of my drop stitch designs throughout this post to illustrate steps taken for altering the original by using options such as scaling and tiling. Some topics included charting 1, 2, 3, color reductions for 2 color portraits, generated mazes 1 and 2, lace mesh, lace mesh and superimposing, 2 color drop stitch lace I began sharing my GIMP explorations in mid-2013. Another freeware option is Paintbrush, a smaller, user-friendly program. Windows users have an option to download a later release. The latest stable Mac Version is version 2.8.22. ![]() For generating files for download I like to work primarily in GIMP (Photoshop is no longer available to me as well). Last December my 910 was altered to work with Ayab, as mentioned in other posts, via a USB connection to the Mac. My computer is an iMac, with OS High Sierra installed (Mojave update 2019). Depending on my charting needs, now that Excel is no longer available to me, I am using Mac Numbers or Pages. If my only goal is to create illustrations for my posts rather than to produce programmable designs for download to any knitting machine, my go-to program in the past was Excel. I have begun another post, hoping to illustrate some of the new tools and features over time, it includes links for download of the program and to its manual. ![]() 2/2020: Please note: the Mac version of GIMP has been updated and features and appearance. ![]()
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