[Haifux] GIMP workshop(s): Any interest?

[Sorana Fraier]

I am interested too. For a long period I am struggling with this software.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Yotam Medini יותם מדיני <
yotam.medini at gmail.com> wrote:

> Eli,
>
> I am interested!
> But please, limit the demo on windoz for just one layer.
> Then manipulate it within the OS the club prefers.
>
> thanks -- yotam
>
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:55:54 +0200
> Eli Billauer <eli at billauer.co.il> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> >
> > I'm sure that most of you are aware of the existence of GIMP (The GNU
> > Image Manipulation Program) which is the free software's answer to
> > Photoshop (and for once, not an attempt to clone it).
> >
> >
> > I have to admit, that for a long time I had difficulties getting
> > something useful done with this piece of software. But since I've used
> > it quite a lot recently, I'm starting to feel at home using GIMP. And
> > only now it's getting really convenient to use. For me, that is.
> >
> >
> > It's all down to what happens when you paste something (you get a new
> > layer! Help! Help!) or how to draw a simple rectangle. Or get some text
> > written down. All those simple things, which are done so differently in
> > GIMP (for good reasons, once you understand them).
> >
> >
> > So I wondered: Is there any significant interest (emphasize on
> > significant) in a series of GIMP workshops, in which yours truly goes
> > through the basics, which we all need to get something useful done? No
> > slides, just an agenda of things to be clarified and demonstrated. And
> > some of you in the audience with laptops trying things out (read: going
> > through your mail ;).
> >
> >
> > The intention is to leave the complicated effects out, and focus on how
> > to import 20 images in a second, paint the whole screen with one color
> > in much less, and a lot of playing with layers. Etcetera.
> >
> >
> > And for a change, no Linux knowledge is necessary. As a matter of fact,
> > I would demonstrate the whole thing on GIMP under Windows XP (just to
> > prove that point).
> >
> >
> > So what do you say?
> >
> >
> >    Eli
> >
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> >
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