On 02/12/2016 09:32 PM, Robin Reed wrote:

I joined this list because my Mac wouldn't open Gimp because it wasn't from the Apple Store. I figured it out, though, and I have Gimp working. Now I just need to learn it. It doesn't look too different than Photoshop.

Sent from my brain.

Beware: The tool set and workflow in GIMP and Photoshop are different enough to make the transition from one to the other a major challenge, at least in my experience.

A few years ago somebody gave me a copy of Photoshop. Initially I discovered that I could not get it to do several very basic and necessary things, so I resolved to try harder: I found tutorials and manuals and resolved to use nothing else to edit photos for one month, as a real test drive. Two weeks later, I uninstalled Photoshop - not because "it sucks," obviously it does not if one is used to it. But I found that it just wasn't worth the effort of retraining to use it.

If you are at a 'beginner' skill level in Photoshop, getting used to the GIMP probably won't be very hard. But if you have been using Photoshop long enough for its tools and workflow to have become ingrained habits, expect non-stop annoyance, at best, when starting out with the GIMP: "It should do this, but it does that instead, aaaaargh!" I think it would be worth the effort, your mileage may vary.

Some basic educational resources for new GIMP users:

https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tutorial-quickies.html

Lots of tutorials and general inspiration, issue 1 has a very excellent list of online resources for GIMP students:

http://gimpmagazine.org/category/magazines/

My own tutorial, which presents some basic information and shows the configuration tweaks I use to set up the GIMP for daily use:

http://pilobilus.net/gimp_tutorial.html

You already found the tech support department - that's us kids on the GIMP User list. Do try searching the archive before asking questions that have been answered over and over again...

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list/

:o)

As a long time Photoshop user, I have to agree. One thing you'll discover fairly quickly, I think, is the way GIMP handles brushes. I've been using GIMP for over a year, and the brushes palette still causes occasional consternation.

But it's absolutely worth it. I liked PS, thought it a good program, but I wouldn't have it back if it was free.

I also recommend The Book of Gimp by Lecarme and Delvare. Saved me a lot of pulled hairand I'm bald. =^D

Ross

On Feb 13, 2016, at 3:55 AM, Steve Kinney wrote:

On 02/12/2016 09:32 PM, Robin Reed wrote:

I joined this list because my Mac wouldn't open Gimp because it wasn't from the Apple Store. I figured it out, though, and I have Gimp working. Now I just need to learn it. It doesn't look too different than Photoshop.

Sent from my brain.

Beware: The tool set and workflow in GIMP and Photoshop are different enough to make the transition from one to the other a major challenge, at least in my experience.

A few years ago somebody gave me a copy of Photoshop. Initially I discovered that I could not get it to do several very basic and necessary things, so I resolved to try harder: I found tutorials and manuals and resolved to use nothing else to edit photos for one month, as a real test drive. Two weeks later, I uninstalled Photoshop - not because "it sucks," obviously it does not if one is used to it. But I found that it just wasn't worth the effort of retraining to use it.

If you are at a 'beginner' skill level in Photoshop, getting used to the GIMP probably won't be very hard. But if you have been using Photoshop long enough for its tools and workflow to have become ingrained habits, expect non-stop annoyance, at best, when starting out with the GIMP: "It should do this, but it does that instead, aaaaargh!" I think it would be worth the effort, your mileage may vary.

Some basic educational resources for new GIMP users:

https://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tutorial-quickies.html

Lots of tutorials and general inspiration, issue 1 has a very excellent list of online resources for GIMP students:

http://gimpmagazine.org/category/magazines/

My own tutorial, which presents some basic information and shows the configuration tweaks I use to set up the GIMP for daily use:

http://pilobilus.net/gimp_tutorial.html

You already found the tech support department - that's us kids on the GIMP User list. Do try searching the archive before asking questions that have been answered over and over again...

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list/

:o)

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On 02/13/2016 09:58 AM, Ross Martinek wrote:

As a long time Photoshop user, I have to agree. One thing you'll discover fairly quickly, I think, is the way GIMP handles brushes. I've been using GIMP for over a year, and the brushes palette still causes occasional consternation.

But it's absolutely worth it. I liked PS, thought it a good program, but I wouldn't have it back if it was free.

I also recommend /The Book of Gimp/ by Lecarme and Delvare. Saved me a lot of pulled hair—and I'm bald. =^D

I found a copy of Akkana Peck's book, Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional, in my local library. I was already a "professional" of sorts, but I spent the afternoon reading it and picked up a few really neat tricks.

http://gimpbook.com/

:o)