The GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, is a raster graphics editor application with some support for vector graphics. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP more...]

== Get the GIMP ==
 * Linux: [http://www.gimp.org/ official Webpage] or as package in your favorite Distribution
 * Windows: [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Installer] (don't forget to install GTK+2 too)

== GIMP Texturing !HowTos ==
=== general ===
 * [http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ gimp.org/tutorials]
 * [http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/ gimp-tutorials.com]
 * [http://www.gimpusers.de/tutorials.php gimpusers.de] (German)
=== specific ===
 * [http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/brushed-metal/ simple brushed metal]
 * [http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/lorindol2/?PHPSESSID=ccaa rusty texture] (I hope we find a better one)
 * [http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/alastair1/ marble]
 * [http://gug.sunsite.dk/tutorials/waldgeist1/ stone]
 * [http://www.highpoly3d.com/writer/tutorials/tileable/seamless.htm making a texture tileable]

... just a collection of tutorials... not evaluated yet!

== other GIMP !HowTos ==
 * [http://home.tele2.fr/auroreblender/gimp/planet_en.html Planet creation script]

== Other !HowTos (not GIMP specific) ==
 * [http://www.stormvision.net/index.cfm/act/tutorials/tutorial_ID/1 Texture Tutorial] - How to create a tileable texture out of a non-tileable texture
 * [http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/740 tilable texture] (photoshop)

== interesting plug-ins for the GIMP ==
 * [http://www.manucornet.net/Informatique/Texturize.php Texturize plugin]
 * [http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/resynthesizer plug-in for texture synthesis]