Author | Carey Bunks | Entered | 2001-01-19 19:42:18 by bcrowell |
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Great tutorial book -- recommended for newbies by Chuck Messenger (chuSckPm@rocAhestMer.rr.com) on 2002-03-03 22:53:51, review #179 |
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Definitely one of the better-written technical books I've read.
hard to use without reading from cover to cover by Ben Crowell (crowell09 at stopspam.lightandmatter.com (change 09 to current year)) on 2002-10-05 09:47:42, review #205 http://www.lightandmatter.com |
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My only complaint is perhaps not quite fair. I generally don't want to read a software manual from cover to cover. I want to be able to use it like an encyclopedia or a dictionary, to find specific information that I want. I found it difficult to use this book that way, because the later chapters assume you know everything from the earlier chapters. It does have a good index, however, and there are lots of cross references. The reason I say my complaint probably isn't fair is that the GIMP may just be inherently complex enough that you really do have to dedicate some time to learning it, rather than expecting to be able to pick it up bit by bit.
Information wants to be free, so make some free information.
Just An Additional Note by goneaway on 2002-10-22 19:57:25, review #219 http://www.teammurder.com |
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That leads into the second point I wanted to make. There is ample explanation given to concepts that make little sense to computer based designers who have no practical experience with printing where many of the paradigms of the Gimp (and Photoshop for that matter) are based. The explanation of "unsharp mask" is one of the best technical, without undue pain and glazing over of eyes, that I've read. It's nice to see that kind of attention paid to actually introducing some basic design concepts and not leaving off at how/where to do a specific task.
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