Need a Tutor for gimp

[Asaf Maruf]

A couple of 3D open source programs are worth mentioning here:

1. blender.org
2. povray.org


Asaf

On Nov 22, 2007 5:16 AM, Kamran <grandriver-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Paul King wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> > Photoshop and the Gimp, for their main features, work the same. While
> their
> > interfaces are different, all the stuff regarding font effects and photo
> > retouching in photoshop work the same for GIMP. Gimp has some nice
> effects that
> > are more accessible. For example, I like to use the seamless tile
> feature,
> > which is something that takes much more work in Photoshop.
> >
> > So, I wouldn't have a problem taking a Photoshop course. Most of the
> "hard"
> > stuff you need to learn is conceptual, anyway (using and creating
> channels,
> > working with layers, working with vector graphics and bitmapped
> graphics,
> > graphics formats in general, and so on). Once you have the basic
> concepts,
> > which can apply to any package, you can apply them to the GIMP.
> >
>
> That may be true but most of these courses start in January and I find a
> lot of these courses go very slow.  In fact, most IT related courses I
> have attempted go way too slow for my liking.  Money isn't the issue,
> time is.  I have already tried a course on Flash and it went very slow.
>  Some of these courses go on for 3-4 months.
>
> >> I need a person who could write their own book on gimp for version
> 2.2.x
> >> to tutor me.
> >
> > If I could write my own book, you couldn't afford me. :-)
> > Personally, I don't have the time. However, don't let the Photoshop
> course
> > offerings limit you, if you cite that as a problem. I would take them if
> it
> > would at least get you off the ground in understanding graphics and how
> they
> > are generally created.
>
> Really?  There are a heck of a lot of people that are pretty good with
> GIMP and Photoshop and as such could probably write decent books on
> either of them.  I am not asking to be tutored on modifying the Linux
> kernel source.
>
> I think it was a bad idea to post on the TLUG mailing list for this.  Ah
> well another book from Amazon.
>
> I can only hope one day GIMP comes with a complete scripting language
> where one can manipulate images by writing programs.
>
>
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