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FOSSEE Fellowship Re-Creation

2020
Photo Manipulation, Digital Art
GIMP recreation of the Mystic Forest concept

About This Piece

This project is a testament to stubbornness (and low RAM). Inspired by my earlier "Mystic Forest" work, I wanted to recreate that magic... but I had to do it on Hard Mode.

The Hardware Reality

My Setup

At the time, my "workstation" was a budget Windows 10 laptop with a 4th Gen i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and a crying HDD. Launching Photoshop was a coffee-break event.

Why GIMP?

For the FOSSEE Summer Fellowship, the rule was absolute: FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Only. So, I swapped my familiar Photoshop workspace for GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program).

The Migration

  • The Frustration: "Why does the shortcut for 'Move' do 'Toggle Visibility'?!"
  • The Realization: Once I stopped fighting the interface, I found GIMP was surprisingly agile. It didn't freeze my laptop. It just worked.

The Outcome

This piece secured my spot in the fellowship. It taught me that while expensive tools offer shortcuts, constraints breed creativity.