Need a Tutor for gimp

[Brandon Sandrowicz]

On 11/20/07, Kevin Morris <kevjmorris-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> Wow! never knew there is something like GIMP out there...I am new to web
> design and I am trying to create a gradient background image for a site I am
> developing. Will I be able to do this in GIMP. Any suggestions or tips?
> Cheers
> Kevin
>
> > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:15:35 -0500
> > From: jmyshrall-6duGhz7i8susTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org
> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Need a Tutor for gimp
>
> >
> > John Myshrall wrote:
> > > Kamran wrote:
> > >> Just so there isn't any confusion, gimp in the subject line refers to
> > >> the GNU Image Manipulation Program. I know most of you are shaking
> > >> your head saying, "we know", but you can understand that the subject
> > >> could lead to a huge misunderstanding.
> > >>
> > >> I like tooling around with flavours of Linux and programming in lots
> > >> of different languages. I like the Linux man pages, books on hacking
> > >> the Linux kernel and magazines that talk about why Django is cool. I
> > >> hate learning end user applications. Derive what ever you want from
> > >> that.
> > >>
> > >> I need a tutor to teach me in depth about creating and manipulating
> > >> images with gimp. I'd take a course locally but they are all on
> > >> Photoshop. I've got a free pdf book on the gimp for an old version
> > >> but I am too lazy to read it.
> > >>
> > >> I need a person who could write their own book on gimp for version
> > >> 2.2.x to tutor me. I have a laptop with a flavour of Linux on it so
> > >> I am mobile. Please contact me if you want to take this on and we
> > >> will take if from there. gimp 2.4.x just came out so if in your
> > >> expert opinion it really is that much better we can use it instead.
> > >>
> > >> I am happy to say I pay in Canadian Dollars.
> > > Why not just use some of these.
> > >
> > > http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
> > >
> > > Plus there is good documentation out there.
> > >
> > http://www.gimp.org/books/
> >
> > Forgot to attached the above.
> >
> > John

Depending on what you need you could look at Inkscape too (vector graphics).
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