GIMP guide for total beginners

[janis]

I finally took the plunge and downloaded GIMP 2.8 a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't find the user manual all that friendly and I was despairing of ever finding my way around the program until I found this $5 guide, how-to-gimp.com/gimp-book/, which I started reading yesterday, and suddenly the mountain is looking more like a molehill. Very basic, but it takes exactly the right approach to get you up and doing things in no time. Highly recommended.

[Stevewebb]

Thanks Janis

Anything else you find on GIMP would be useful as we are a bit light on GIMP tutorials and content.

[The Wirefox]

Also Jan just ask here or PM. I have been using GIMP for three years now. I haven't found anything that GIMP can't do that Photoshop can. Scripts are available and can do the work of most PS plugins. The main advantage of PS seems to be the Nik plug-ins but again nothing that cannot be emulated in GIMP - long hand

It is interesting the CS is only available by subscription now...£18/month for PS alone or £45/month for the full CS. Nik software has tumbled in price since acquired by Google - much to the chagrin of recent customers... You can get the full NIK plugins suite for 149 USD (downloadable only)

www.niksoftware.com/nikcollection/usa/intro.html

[janis]

Thanks, Steve. You are liable to hear from me real soon.

I'm one of those customers who perhaps bought the Nik Collection too soon, but I bought the version for Aperture, at a discount, so I am not out as much as those who bought the Photoshop version. And now I have the upgrade that works with those two, and Lightroom, too, so I am not complaining.