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.