Gimp 2.8 (+Insane Bump for Ubuntu x64)

Gimp splash

move inside usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/ and name it gimp-splash.png

• sudo apt-add-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install gimp

to make Gimp look like PhotoShop CS6 visit: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=160952

• Splash screen “gimp-splash.png” - inside /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images
• Settings “gimprc” and “toolrc” - inside /home/USER/.gimp2.8
• Photoshop shortcuts “ps-menurc” - inside /etc/gimp/2.0

Insane Bump
Ubuntu 64 Bit Installation Instructions - Extract the gimp-plugin-insanebump-Ubuntu-64Bit-1.0.6.tar.gz into /home/User/.gimp-2.8/plug-ins

• the _n is the small normal map,
• the _s is the specular map,
• the _d is the diffusion map (just the color),
• the _a is the ambient occlusion map,
• the _h is the displacement (or height map),
• the _hn is the high normal map,
• the _ln is the large normal map,
• the _mn is the medium normal map,
• the _sn is the small normal map
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