Re: [Gimp-user] Book of GIMP

[Pat David <patdavid gmail com>]

There is a straight line tutorial on the tutorials section of the website (
http://www.gimp.org/tutorials):

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Straight_Line/

GIMP Quickies _has_ been updated on the tutorial section as well (
http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/GIMP_Quickies/).

A basic photo enhancement tutorial is in the pipeline when I find some
time. :)

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 8:20 PM Steve Kinney <admin pilobilus net> wrote:

> On 05/13/2015 08:48 PM, Steve Lett wrote:
> > Hi everyone!
>
> [...]
>
> > In chapter 3 it starts out telling you how to fill in the lines with
> colour
> > etc. But I think they should have started at the beginning with drawing
> the
> > lines. What do you think? Thats a hell of a price to pay for a book and
> not
> > find the basics in it, hey?
> >
> > Am I mistaken?
>
> Maybe yes and no?  I have seen the Book Of GIMP and it looked like
> advanced material only.  Obviously a chapter on "bare bones basics"
> would not have been out of place...
>
> Try here though:
>
> The online GIMP manual has a Common Tasks section that does include
> drawing straight lines:
>
> http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tutorial-quickies.html
>
> An introduction to image file formats and their uses might also be
> useful.  Note that the GIMP "saves" files to its own native XCF
> format, and "exports" images to numerous other formats for purposes
> like web display, printing, etc.
>
>
> http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-images-out.html#gimp-using-fileformats-export-dialog
>
> This tutorial on basic photo enhancement is one of the best, now its
> only home is the Wayback Machine:
>
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20100714014911/http://world.std.com/~mmcirvin/gimp_tutorial
>
> After working through these materials, the Book Of GIMP may prove a
> lot more useful.
>
> :o)
>
> Steve
>
>
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