>On 1/22/2010 9:48 AM, Deniz Dogan wrote: ><snip> >> It didn't take me long at all to become productive in GIMP and I'm >> still learning! I'm in no way a professional, I mainly do web design >> using GIMP (which can be a pain at sometimes because it doesn't have >> layer groups like Photoshop). >> >> Try out different things, click stuff you have no idea about what they >> do. At least that's what I did... Tutorials helped me very little. >>
What might work for one doesn't always work for someone else. To say: "This works for me" or "this doesn't work for me" is setting a standard that cannot apply across the board. Tutorials are needed for the masses in general because for many, a starting point is needed. > >That's how I learned how to use GIMP. I don't like tutorials myself. I love tutorials as they tend to be rather helpful in realizing the potential of a plug-in, filter, or script. Sure, experimentation is strongly recommended, but to say what helps you should help everyone else, is a bit over the deep end. >They tend to be rather specific, even though they are trying to teach >generalized techniques. I just experiment until I find something I like >and than I try to remember what I did so I can do it again. My favorite >tool right now is the fractal explorer. My favorite thing is when someone else shows me what I can accomplish from using various tools. Again, experimenting is a necessity, but I can admit getting lost in GIMP for hours on end being in the "experimentation" mode. I have a good notion I'll never >become an expert at using it but boy, do I have fun[0]! > I'd go out on a limb and say that for most us "beginners", GIMP SHOULD be FUN. And again, why not make it into a tutorial? I can honestly tell you that thousands of GIMP beginners will appreciate your input in the form a tutorial. And I am not being facetious about this. >(: > >[0]: http://adragonstale.joseph-a-nagy-jr.us/art/digital/ > -- Mickey B. (via www.gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
