Review: Artists' Guide to the Gimp | Linux Today

Review: Artists’ Guide to the Gimp

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 26, 1999

[ Thanks to Bill
Henning
for this link. ]

“One of the most powerful applications available for Linux
is the Gimp; a graphics editor that has been likened to PhotoShop.
Gimp stands for the “GNU Image Manipulation Program”.

“SSC (publishers of the Linux Journal) did a nice job on the
book; it is printed on glossy stock and the (many) screen captures
are sharp and clear.”

“The Artists’ Guide to the Gimp” is an excellent manual for the
Gimp.”

“It is possible to use the Gimp without buying a book on it; but
time is money, and you will likely save a lot of time by getting
this book; it has found a permanent place on my bookshelf.”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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