Guerrilla Guide to Great Graphics With the Gimp (Paperback)

by David D. Busch (Author)

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Product Description
With the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), anyone can easily create stunning graphics. Prima-Tech's Guerrilla Guide to Great Graphics with the GIMP shows beginning-to-advanced image designers creative ways to transform ordinary images into triumphant prizewinners using the most popular graphics package for Linux. It also shows non-designers how to create or manipulate graphics for many uses. This book is filled with easy-to-follow techniques and tips for using the advanced features that will spark your creativity and lead to amazing graphics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Premier Press (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076152407X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761524076
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,968,013 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book about the new version!, February 27, 2000

By A Customer

I've been using GIMP 1.1.9 through 1.1.15 for a long time, and all the books I found dealt with GIMP 1.0.4, which is a couple years old and has fewer features and a different interface. I was really glad to see a book that will be current with version 1.2 when it finally comes out. This one has a great mix of introductory material and more advanced tips. It doesn't try to cover every esoteric feature that no one ever uses. If you want a comprehensive but confusing guide, the Gimp User Manual does that. But if you just want to learn how to use GIMP to get good graphics, this book does the job.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good intro. to GIMP, but severely outdated, August 23, 2005

By	baligathi - See all my reviews

This is a very good guide to the basics of GIMP. However, it is important to note that this book is severely outdated. GIMP, being part of the GNU, is constantly changing, and many times I found myself struggling to find a button or executable action that was either moved, replaced, or removed in newer versions of the GIMP.

David Bush's style is also quite wordy and may be difficult to follow for many readers. In short, if you are interested in learning the GIMP, I would suggest getting another book unless you are planning to struggle with this book.

GIMP is a great program and I use it instead of Adobe becuase, well, it's free! I highly recommend anyone dissatisfied with Adobe's performance to get a good book along with the GIMP. You will not be disappointed with the GIMP. However, please look for another book becuase this book will not help you unless you are running a very old version of the GIMP.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not much help as a reference or tutorial, November 29, 2000

By	tagger9 "tagger9" (Texas) - See all my reviews

As a beginner to the GIMP, I was disappointed with this book. Its almost as if the author were "writing aloud" to you as he skimmed through the menus. It falls short as a tutorial, and it isn't nearly comprehensive enough to be called a reference. I found "GIMP - The Official Handbook" from Coriolis Open Press to be much more useful and detailed, and I suspect there may be other GIMP books which are better still.