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GIMP (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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I agree with previous reviewers that this book provides easy-to-follow instructions for learning GIMP. I used it recently to help me devise lesson plans for a 5-week class for children ranging from 8-15 years old! Having it with me to consult during class boosted my confidence, since I had never used GIMP before teaching the class! My only additional comment is that I quickly discovered that GIMP, which is continuously being revised, has new and different features which are not covered in this book. Fortunately, the online manual fills these gaps. Still, I think this book was a good purchase, and I do recommend it to GIMP newbies.

At the time of this writing, this is easily the best introduction to the GIMP. It covers about 90% of the material in the GIMP for Linux Bible, but the explanations are more concise. I would recommend the other book only if you need coverage of scripting, which this Quickstart doesn't really have.

I'm not a graphic artist, and I don't have time or the desire to read a mammoth tome on image manipulation. What I want is a book that will teach me the basics of GIMP in as little time as possible. This is that book. With this book I was able to get up to speed with most of the basic functions in just a couple of days. This is the best GIMP book I have seen for beginners. My only complaint is that most of the illustrations are in black & white, and the sections on color manipulation, etc. would probably be a little easier to follow with color illustrations. I plan to read the author's book on CorelDRAW in the near future

This is an extremely complete guide to the Gimp. Everything you can do in PhotoShop, you can do in the Gimp -- and more! (Plus, the price of the software is right!) Phyllis Davis' book tells how to do anything you might want to do, with easy step by step examples. It is well illustrated. Perhaps the best part is the full color gallery section, showing Gimp art from around the world. If you want to learn to use the Gimp, I highly recommend this book. (Heck, you could learn stuff about PhotoShop from it while you're at it. Phyllis Davis is a wonderful writer, and explains computer graphic concepts and tools very clearly.) If you are just curious about all the fuss about the Gimp (Gnu means images!) check it out, too!

This book is *so* easy to use. There are pictures with each step and instructions that are really easy to follow.

I currently have three books on Gimp. This one is undoubtedly the best of the three. Unfortunately, I am running Gimp 2.6 on Windows and this book just doesn't cut it. It is problematic in that things have changed since the book was written for an older version.

I would buy another copy of this book in a heartbeat if it were for Windows (XP or Vista or 7) and for Gimp 2.6. It tells the reader quite succinctly what you need to know, the illustrations are great and the index is good and comprehensive. However, please note that I said I would buy it if it were for a Windows operating system. It isn't, which is why I am still looking.

If you are running a current Windows system and Gimp 2.6, buy only a used version of the book, because it is dated and although well written, it won't give you all the information you need.

If you have experience or not, this book will allow you to use the Gimp and all it's features.