PC World - USA (2020-02)

116 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2020

HERE’S HOW 7 FREE GIMP SCRIPTS AND PLUG-INS

QUICK SKETCH

Quick Sketch is a plug-in used to convert an

image into a sketch/illustration/line drawing.

Every photo-editing program I have ever used

provides a “Sketch” filter. This one is better

than most. Download here: go.pcworld.com/

qksk. Note that it adds a tab to the GIMP

menu called Script-Fu with Artistic > Quick

Sketch under that tab.

RESYNTHESIZER

This one (go.pcworld.com/rsyn) heals

selections, heals transparencies,

uncrops an “Oops, didn’t mean

to do that,” removes undesirable

objects; repeats and/or transfers

styles and textures from one

object to another; maps objects

to spheres, boxes,

cylinders;

renders and

enhances dozens

of special effects

to objects; and

more.

Access

Resynthesizer

features from

Filters > Enhance,

Filters > Map, or

Filters > Render,

then select effects

from the

submenus.

FX-FOUNDRY

Another remarkable script, with 155 filter

effects under its own main menu tab called

FX-Foundry (go.pcworld.com/fxfn). Note

that some additional scripts are located

under the Filters > FX-Foundry, including

Animation, Logo, Render). This collection

has some filter effects that I have never

seen or used before, such as Corroded

Painting, Bercovich Lovo, Aquarel, and

dozens more.

G’MIC has 521

filter effects within

its own menus,

accessed through

the Filters tab.