Mac App: Gimp isn't so Gimpy

I love my Macbook & I love all the mac open source applications as well. It took a while to find a good open source graphics editing app but once I found Gimp, my arts never went limp [insert corny smile here].
I recently upgraded to v2.6 and I just started using plug-ins and custom brushes. There are so many plug-ins and custom brushes out there but very little information on how to install them. After doing a bit of googling, I puzzled some of the many solutions together and here you are folks, a comprehensive list of instructions to follow on how to install Gimp plug-ins and brushes to Gimp v2.6.

How to Install a Gimp Plug-in (v2.6) on a Mac (Leopard OS):
Pre-requisite knowledge: Basic navigation on a mac (opening files, right-click,
locate downloaded files), basic knowledge of Terminal, know what your terminal password is, how to locate and use Gimp Plug-ins

1. Download the plug-in (files with .py, .c, etc extensions)
2. Navigate to /Applications
3. RIGHT click & select "Show Package Contents"
4. Navigate to /Resources/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins
5. Move/Copy the plug-in file to the "plug-ins" folder
6. Open Terminal
7. Type "cd //"
8. Type "cd applications/gimp.app/contents/resources/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins"
9. Type "sudo chmod u+x [insert plugin name here].py"
10. Enter your password
11. Restart Gimp
12. Follow instructions from site or readme file where plug-in was downloaded to locate the plug-in on Gimp


How to Install an Adobe Photoshop brush into Gimp (v2.6) on a Mac (Leopard OS):
Pre-requisite knowledge: Basic navigation on a mac (opening files, right-click, locate downloaded files), how to locate and use Gimp Brushes

1. Download the Adobe Photoshop brush (files with .abr, etc extensions)
2. Navigate to /Applications
3. RIGHT click on GIMP & select "Show Package Contents"
4. Navigate to Contents/Resources/share/gimp/2.0/brushes
5. Move/Copy the brush file to the "brushes" folder
6. Restart Gimp

Happy Gimping!

Here are some of my Gimp creations for various occassions.

Tools: Color My Palette

So, if you had to pick one, would you rather lose your sense of sight or hearing?

OK, you put a gun to the head of my hypothetical world. I shall decide. Farewell hearing. I love music, and perhaps one day I may start another blog on my musicobsession but right now, I choose sight. For my love of colors, depth, shadows, lightness, darkness and everything else that sight has to offer.

Colors. There are millions and millions of them that our eyes have the wonderful power to detect. I'm co-hosting a birthday party and I needed a little help in gathering colors to form a theme. Thanks to the wonderful world wide web, here it is folks... a web tool to help you create a color palette.

COLOURLovers

Happy theming!

P.S. I vow to always have at least one picture per blog. How else is someone with the love of sight supposed to appreciate this blog?

Without an account, you can create a palette. With a free account, you can save and edit your palette, and more which I haven't had the chance to discover. Anyone else out there use this tool? Love it? Hate it?