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<\/p>\nAt Persoonlijk Proefschrift, we use programmes from the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. \u00a0Our designers are trained to use these programmes to create a professionally designed thesis. If you\u2019d like to design your thesis yourself but don\u2019t want to invest in these expensive Adobe programmes, there are free alternatives available. Read more about a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop in this article.<\/p>\n
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These days, Adobe Photoshop is more than just an image-editing programme. It has become a household name known to everyone around the world. People don\u2019t ask whether an image has been edited, but whether it has been \u2018Photoshopped\u2019. The programme\u2019s image-editing capabilities have expanded enormously. No matter how outlandish your idea, it\u2019s possible in Photoshop. This can therefore make working with this programme rather daunting.<\/p>\n
Essentially, in Photoshop, you can open an image and then divide it into selections and layers to edit the image either in part or in its entirety. By creating a selection, you can isolate an element from the image to edit it separately. A \u201clayer\u201d in an image is similar to a page in a book. A simple image usually consists of a single layer, much like a single sheet of paper. More complex images consist of dozens of layers that overlap and together form a single image.<\/p>\n
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<\/h2>\nDespite Photoshop\u2019s extensive functionality, there is an alternative that offers almost all of this functionality for free. With the GNU Image Manipulation Programme, or GIMP for short, you can usually achieve exactly the same result. Unfortunately, you can\u2019t get the best of both worlds for next to nothing. GIMP\u2019s interface isn\u2019t as well thought-out or as attractive as Photoshop\u2019s. As a result, it will take a while to get used to working with GIMP; however, once you\u2019re familiar with it, you\u2019ll be able to carry out all the image-editing tasks that are possible in Photoshop.<\/p>\n