A couple of 3D open source programs are worth mentioning here:<br><br>1. <a href="http://blender.org">blender.org</a><br>2. <a href="http://povray.org">povray.org</a><br><br><br>Asaf<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 22, 2007 5:16 AM, Kamran <
<a href="mailto:grandriver-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg@public.gmane.org">grandriver-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg@public.gmane.org</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Paul King wrote:
<br>>> I need a tutor to teach me in depth about creating and manipulating<br>>> images with gimp. I'd take a course locally but they are all on<br>>> Photoshop. I've got a free pdf book on the gimp for an old version but
<br>>> I am too lazy to read it.<br>><br>> Photoshop and the Gimp, for their main features, work the same. While their<br>> interfaces are different, all the stuff regarding font effects and photo<br>> retouching in photoshop work the same for GIMP. Gimp has some nice effects that
<br>> are more accessible. For example, I like to use the seamless tile feature,<br>> which is something that takes much more work in Photoshop.<br>><br>> So, I wouldn't have a problem taking a Photoshop course. Most of the "hard"
<br>> stuff you need to learn is conceptual, anyway (using and creating channels,<br>> working with layers, working with vector graphics and bitmapped graphics,<br>> graphics formats in general, and so on). Once you have the basic concepts,
<br>> which can apply to any package, you can apply them to the GIMP.<br>><br><br>That may be true but most of these courses start in January and I find a<br>lot of these courses go very slow. In fact, most IT related courses I
<br>have attempted go way too slow for my liking. Money isn't the issue,<br>time is. I have already tried a course on Flash and it went very slow.<br> Some of these courses go on for 3-4 months.<br><br>>> I need a person who could write their own book on gimp for version
2.2.x<br>>> to tutor me.<br>><br>> If I could write my own book, you couldn't afford me. :-)<br>> Personally, I don't have the time. However, don't let the Photoshop course<br>> offerings limit you, if you cite that as a problem. I would take them if it
<br>> would at least get you off the ground in understanding graphics and how they<br>> are generally created.<br><br>Really? There are a heck of a lot of people that are pretty good with<br>GIMP and Photoshop and as such could probably write decent books on
<br>either of them. I am not asking to be tutored on modifying the Linux<br>kernel source.<br><br>I think it was a bad idea to post on the TLUG mailing list for this. Ah<br>well another book from Amazon.<br><br>I can only hope one day GIMP comes with a complete scripting language
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