color to alpha is a blog based around "the gimp" its a Photoshop alternative. Mostly used by Linux users (because its pre-installed with most Linux distributions).Rubi Gonzalez and i (Marcus Martinez)created this blog with the intention to educate and inform people that a thousand dollar art medium like photoshop is not needed to make beautiful pleasant art .:) Our blog will consist of tutorials ,both video and written ,(something no other blog can offer) to you inspiring artists out there. the gimp is free and great at photo manipulation,retouching errors in photos,coloring drawn pictures,etc the list goes on :D its good for anything.With just a little know how from us you all can have fun in making your own projects. So enjoy and bookmark (ctrl+d) come back soon to see what we bring for ya next time