On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:54 PM, krish <srikrishna.innovati...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Kumaran R <kuma...@techie.com> wrote: >> then I think we should have at-least 1 computer training institute, where >> GIMP is taught. >> If you know of any such place, please let me know. > > You probably won't find any.
+1 > Btw, Gimp can very well be self taught. > I've pretty much used gimp manuals and done it .. and I use Gimp and > Inkscape both for my webcomic and other > drawings/pinups/business-cards/..almost everything that I draw digitally. +1 <off-topic> Generally, I get *irritated* if someone tells me, I don't know this because, someone did not teach me. Not everything in life can be taught. </off-topic> The best way to learn anything is to get your hands dirty. If someone has a starting trouble, they can seek help from someone who can offer a one hour session. beyond that, there are tonnes of tutorials available in many places, including YouTube. Infact, many of the tutorials targeted at PS, also works for The Gimp, if you know where to find the same filter in the menus.... a little bit of experimentation would help. The fundamentals of Photoshop, Corel Draw, Gimp, Paint .NET (Opensource!), etc.. are all the same. If you learn to use one tool, you learn the concept. You can now apply the concept in any other tool. The driving school usually teaches you driving on a Tata Indica or a Maruthi 800 or a Hyundai Santro - all of them with 4 gears. When you buy a car with 5 gears, you don't necessarily go to the driving school again to learn to use the 5th gear. How about auto-gears then? Its like that. Learn to use any of the aforementioned tools, and you will find your way through any other tool. If you find classes only for PS, so be it. Learn it there and apply it in The Gimp :-) with regards, Natarajan. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
