So, we want to create a nice paintbrush image with the Gimp. This tutorial can be a bit complex and I think it is better for a bit more advanced gimper.

If you want to learn the basics, a good way to do so is to get one of the many Gimp books written. If I must pick one to recommend, I think it would be Grokking The Gimp, it is pretty good. But I am sure many of the others are great too, check a few out at your bookstore!

Anyway, we start off with a plain gray image.