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| View Larger Image | Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)
by Akkana Peck
| | List Price: | $49.99 | | Price: | $31.49 | | You Save: | $18.50 (37%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 58061 | | Studio: | Apress | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 552 | | Publication Date: | April 24, 2006 | | Publisher: | Apress |
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I found this book to contain relevant information which could be invaluable in ones journey into the fascinating world of image manipulation using GIMP. — Ravi Kumar, Slashdot contributor This book is great for the completely new user, but even the seasoned veteran can learn quite a bit. — Chad W. Smith, GIMPShop dot Net This one is the most comprehensive and useful books that I’ve found. I give it a five for five. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others. — Mark Vandewettering, Brainwagon Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional explains how to use the open source image manipulation program, GIMP version 2.4. You’ll learn how to install GIMP on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X platforms. Once you’ve installed the application, you’ll learn about the interface and configuration options, and then jump into a quick–and–simple project to familiarize yourself even further. With four–color graphics and screenshots throughout, you’ll learn how to prepare camera images for display on web pagesincluding functions like rescaling, cropping, and balancing color. The book also explains with great detail how to utilize layers, paths, and masks. You’ll also learn how to draw lines and shapes, use patterns and gradients, and even create your own brushes, patterns, and gradients. Touch–ups are covered thoroughly: how to smudge away blemishes, fix red–eye, and stitch panoramic images. You’ll even learn how to tap into the powerful filters, effects, and plug–ins that are available and automate tasks using scripts. The entire book is laid out in a project–based manner, so as you progress through it, numerous projects help solidify your newly acquired abilities. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 37 reviews)
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Beginning Gimp 
Excellent guide to gimp for BOTH beginners and pros. Very detailed without being tedious or boring. Well organized chapters. Also has illustrations and photos where needed.
I highly reccomend this book.
August 14, 2008 | |
GIMP is different so you need this book
Akkana Peck has provided a needed tutorial to this fascinating open-source image editing program. The GIMP user interface is a bit different and this book helps make sense out of the multiple windows you see. Topics include improving digital photos, selections, layers, drawing, filters, etc. This book not only tells you how to use the GIMP image editing tools, but also tells you what to watch out for. The book is on glossy paper with hundreds of high quality color images, including helpful screen shots. Since the GIMP program is free, you only have to pay for the book. Such a deal!
June 22, 2008 | |
Good book, we need a revision 
This book is an invaluable tool in learning to use the image manipulation software "Gimp". I would like to see tool use exercises/lessons in the early part of the book. I needed a CD with the book, when I had no Internet access...
I am using a 64-bit version of Mepis 7 a easy desktop Linux operating system, and found this book invaluable while I continue to learn. Gimp was one of the graphic software package included with the Linux Distribution I use at home. I have also downloaded Gimp and installed it in the neighbors Windows XP system and find it works the same.
That experience of installing this graphic tool in two different operating systems was different, The ability to move from my Linux system to the neighbors Windows system and have the same tools and functions available with this book was amazing... If you Need to learn this graphic software package, this published book will certainly assist you...
The Healing tool is one I use often and I would like chapter devoted to cone and the heal tools. Clone is touched upon, but with the healing and clone tool, there are things that can be accomplish I could not imagine possible...
In the next revision, also add an expanded easier method for the user to understand, to allow the student to become accomplished using paths. Please include more steps and exercises for the users to cope with this vast feature...
I am using Gimp 2.4.5 and looking forward to version 3 of Gimp and will be lined up to purchase the new book.
MT
May 18, 2008 | |
Beginning gimp
I used this book for a class, it was good but vague at times. I had to look up some tutorials online to help me out.
May 15, 2008 | |
Outstanding Reference
This book is a must-have for anyone using GIMP for more than cropping and removing red-eye.
I've been using GIMP for about 3 months. I've been figuring out how to do different actions by trial and error, through web searches, and by reading PhotoShop books and tutorials. I tired of experimenting to understand the details of tools, and bought this book. It is OUTSTANDING. It contains clear explanations of many GIMP functions, and gives details and examples about the settings that control each one. I find the author's instructions very clearly written, well organized and complete.
Ms. Peck's technical skills and knowledge are reflected in her writing - she knows software development and software use, and communicates it well.
So far this book has greatly improved my use of many GIMP features and tools including: Layers, Clone, Selection tools, Selection Editing, Quick Mask, brushes, and paths, to name just a few.
My only criticism is that I have had a few advanced questions that are not covered, but this has been very rare. I'd welcome this book being twice as long - and I'd buy that new edition in a heartbeat. But until this outstanding author writes that book, the current edition is a great resource for learning and using GIMP.
March 29, 2008 | |
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