Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[Steve Kinney]

On 10/17/2013 10:50 AM, Jo Gandaa wrote:
> Hi Steve.
> 
> Thank you for your reply. 
> 
> I think my message may have been slightly misinterpreted.
> 
> I am not only using GIMP because it is free. It is a great software package.

I got that, but I think some folks didn't.

> I have since been through your site and have found your tutorial very helpful.

Thanks!  Some of the things I recommend are very "non-standard,"
i.e. using one tool window only with a selection of frequently used
dockable dialogs open as tabs, adding toolbox buttons for frequently
used Colors tools removing buttons for tools I don't use, and
configuring the mouse wheel to scale and harden/soften brushes.

This is the result of my own "learn by doing" process, starting in
GIMP 1.x days:  Back then, layers were not yet a thing and there was
only one, much smaller toolbox.  One version at a time, I expanded
that setup to provide instant access to just the tools that I found
useful.  I think the result is a very good configuration for photo
editing and basic graphics creation.

> Having had prior experience myself, I found it very easy to take it. I was 
> wondering if you have heard from any one who was a total beginner and how 
> they managed with it.

Over the years I have introduced maybe a half dozen people to the
GIMP.  I helped them set up their first installation like the one
shown in my introductory article, and showed them how to do some
very basic editing, covering the specific tasks they needed a photo
editor for.  None of them have had any major problems; I do recall
getting a couple of questions related to making complex selections
and other "initially challenging" things, but they all learned
quickly and at least some of them are still using the GIMP, ten or
more years later.

> Also , have you come across any good tutorials that have helped you.

"Really Basic Photo Editing with the GIMP" by Matt McIrvin, now
available only at archive.org and mentioned in my introductory
article, is the best I have seen.  A link is near the bottom of the
page here:

http://pilobilus.net/gimp_tutorial.html

There is an outstanding list of online resources in the first issue
of GIMP Magazine, also linked on my page.  Section 4 of the online
usre manual at gimp.org is an excellent read for beginner to
intermediate users.  And, finally, searching YouTube will often turn
up useful demonstrations for many editing tasks.

All of the above and a copy of the GIMP should enable students to do
lots of things on their own at home, once they have been
jump-started by demonstrations and exercises in the structured
environment.

:o)

Steve



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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[Madeleine Fisher]

http://mfisherart.blogspot.com/2013/04/handy-gimp-shortcuts.html
This was a small blog post I wrote on handy keyboard shortcuts for GIMP.
Of course, you can customize shortcuts, etc., but it's also nice to know
what they are in general. If I do a post on selections I'll send a link to
this thread, too.
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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[JLuc]

i have been a total beginger in gimp during many months
because i could not achieve anything (that is : nothing).
The obstacle was for very basic actions : how to handle selections.
That seems at first (and at second, and third too) extremely esoteric.

As a consequence i think a basic tutorial should intensely explain
what are the floating selections and why there are there and how to
use them basicaly (leaving the 'how to use them efficiently'
for a more advanced tutorial).

JL



Le 09/10/2013 23:27, ad...@pilobilus.net a écrit :

On 09.10.2013 10:24, Jo Gandaa wrote:


I deliver different Art and I.T based workshops at a community
centre, previously Graphic Design & Digital Editing Training for

Adults

During the Graphics training I used Macromedia Fireworks however I
would like to deliver another course using GIMP for practical and
financial reasons.


Proprietary commercial software is absurdly expensive and that rules out its 
use in a classroom setting unless you are
doing a very expensive, vendor endorsed certification class.  But if teaching 
image editing to beginners is the real
objective, there is no excuse for that; the GIMP exists.

I have a tutorial up that provides basic orientation, including how to 
customize the interface and a couple of useful
tweaks like setting up a keyboard + mouse wheel command to change brush size on 
the fly.  There's also a quick intro to
layers and layer masks, and links to suggested resources for practical 
instruction in common editing tasks.  You might
be able to pull some useful stuff out of it.

http://pilobilus.net/gimp_tutorial.html





:o)

Steve





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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[Pete Wright]

Thanks, Steve!
I stay young (well, sort of) by being always a newby.
You make staying a newby very difficult.
grins
Pete


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:27 PM,  wrote:

> On 09.10.2013 10:24, Jo Gandaa wrote:
>
>  I deliver different Art and I.T based workshops at a community
>> centre, previously Graphic Design & Digital Editing Training for
>>
> Adults
>
>> During the Graphics training I used Macromedia Fireworks however I
>> would like to deliver another course using GIMP for practical and
>> financial reasons.
>>
>
> Proprietary commercial software is absurdly expensive and that rules out
> its use in a classroom setting unless you are doing a very expensive,
> vendor endorsed certification class.  But if teaching image editing to
> beginners is the real objective, there is no excuse for that; the GIMP
> exists.
>
> I have a tutorial up that provides basic orientation, including how to
> customize the interface and a couple of useful tweaks like setting up a
> keyboard + mouse wheel command to change brush size on the fly.  There's
> also a quick intro to layers and layer masks, and links to suggested
> resources for practical instruction in common editing tasks.  You might be
> able to pull some useful stuff out of it.
>
> http://pilobilus.net/gimp_**tutorial.html
>
> :o)
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[admin]

On 09.10.2013 10:24, Jo Gandaa wrote:


I deliver different Art and I.T based workshops at a community
centre, previously Graphic Design & Digital Editing Training for

Adults

During the Graphics training I used Macromedia Fireworks however I
would like to deliver another course using GIMP for practical and
financial reasons.


Proprietary commercial software is absurdly expensive and that rules 
out its use in a classroom setting unless you are doing a very 
expensive, vendor endorsed certification class.  But if teaching image 
editing to beginners is the real objective, there is no excuse for that; 
the GIMP exists.


I have a tutorial up that provides basic orientation, including how to 
customize the interface and a couple of useful tweaks like setting up a 
keyboard + mouse wheel command to change brush size on the fly.  There's 
also a quick intro to layers and layer masks, and links to suggested 
resources for practical instruction in common editing tasks.  You might 
be able to pull some useful stuff out of it.


http://pilobilus.net/gimp_tutorial.html

:o)

Steve





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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[Elle Stone]

No doubt people more versed in using Gimp than myself will chime in.
But it seems to me that "financial reasons" don't make good reasons to
use Gimp.

The best reason to use Gimp is because it's an excellent image editor.
The reason Gimp is an excellent image editor is because (1)It's the
product of nearly two decades worth of development by very talented
programmers and (2)It's open source.

Without the ongoing involvement of the programmers, Gimp wouldn't
exist. Because Gimp is open source, anyone who wants Gimp to do
something new, can (and many people do!) write the code and contribute
it. Which means Gimp can do more things, and do them well, than any
one user, book, or training course can possibly cover.

So the more useful approach might be to start with your target
audience, decide what image editing procedures might benefit them the
most, and then ask about where to find good information about
accomplishing those image editing procedures using Gimp.

Kind regards,
Elle


On 10/9/13, Jo Gandaa  wrote:
> Dear GIMP Mailing List
>
> My name is Joseph, I am a Community Workshop Leader from London.
>
> I deliver different Art and I.T based workshops at a community centre,
> previously Graphic Design & Digital Editing Training for Adults
> During the Graphics training I used Macromedia Fireworks however I would
> like to deliver another course using GIMP for practical and financial
> reasons.
> These courses are free for the students to attend, do not have any official
> qualification behind it and are for very basic level but aim to give
> students knowledge and skill that could help them get into work or further
> education in the future.
>
> I would like to know a few things:
>
>
> 1)  Has anybody taught a course in this or know of any one who has / or
> attend ?
>
> 2)  What are the basic but effective GIMP tutorial books I could look at
> ?
>
> 3)  Are there any Qualifications or available for users wanted to learn
> GIMP ?
>
> 4)  Any tests or examinations ?
>
> Also, feel free to respond with any information you may have, even if it
> does not necessarily answer one of the 4 questions I posted.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Joseph
>
>
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[Gimp-user] GIMP Training Course

[Jo Gandaa]

Dear GIMP Mailing List

My name is Joseph, I am a Community Workshop Leader from London.

I deliver different Art and I.T based workshops at a community centre, 
previously Graphic Design & Digital Editing Training for Adults
During the Graphics training I used Macromedia Fireworks however I would like 
to deliver another course using GIMP for practical and financial reasons.
These courses are free for the students to attend, do not have any official 
qualification behind it and are for very basic level but aim to give students 
knowledge and skill that could help them get into work or further education in 
the future.

I would like to know a few things:


1)  Has anybody taught a course in this or know of any one who has / or 
attend ?

2)  What are the basic but effective GIMP tutorial books I could look at ?

3)  Are there any Qualifications or available for users wanted to learn 
GIMP ?

4)  Any tests or examinations ?

Also, feel free to respond with any information you may have, even if it does 
not necessarily answer one of the 4 questions I posted.

Thank you in advance.

Joseph


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