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[fsoftball]

Hi everyone,

I need to find a really good tutorial on GIMP. I do not know much about editing image files. I feel totally overwhelmed by GIMP (and I think I am pretty computer savvy). I am even lucky I can open a file with this thing!

So, if anyone can point me to a good tutorial that will teach me how to manipulate my images I would be extremely grateful.

Thanks,
Jim

[rvalkass]

Pixel2Life has a good selection of tutorials for the GIMP. As far as I can remember the GIMP has quite a good forum of experienced users who will be able to point you in the right direction.

[FLaKes]

I find gimp to be as good as photoshop, the only difference, which probably makes it hard to use is the interface. Sort of like linux, ugly interface and kind of hard for the new people to adapt to. By the way, Pixel2life is a really goodsite for Gimp tutorials. Good Luck!

[BuffaloHelp]

I've searched our forum *nudge nudge, wink wink* and found this link http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ from the post that was made here http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?s=&...indpost&p=89166

I'm also thinking if you have specific idea what to do with or create an image, you can request for tutorial and perhaps one of our GFX Crew can show you a basic step by step tutorial. Then, you can use that and apply it to other things.

[mama_soap]

Although not excactly up-to-date, I think you might find this interesting. Also, there is a GUG (Gimp Users Group), I would strongly recommend you sign up for the mailing list. It's not hyper active, but there are a bunch of interesting mails that come in every now and then. Specific tutorials/problem-solver-articles can be found using Google.

Good Luck and keep us posted on the progress with the GIMP

[fsoftball]

Uhg, I searched for GIMP in the tutorials section and had no luck finding anything useful. Thanks!

[fsoftball]

OK....so what I want to do is to edit the following image:

http://www.yourteams...iles/topbar.gif

I want that that red vertical line to be pushed out so it is approximately 175 pixels from the right.

Is that possible and easy to do?

Thanks,
Jim

[mama_soap]

@fsoftball: While I'd love to try and help; I can't seem to get the picture you want us to look at using the link you provided. It seems to redirect me to the website of a hosting company. Never mind that, I'd suggest you try to upload the picture to imageshack/photobucket/xs and give us that link. Does not sound too difficult, but tough until proven easy... Okay, I'm not making sense any more. I'll wait for the image...

[TripleH13]

i heard this is very similiar to photoshop. So i asuming that if you searched a site for photodhop they might have gimp aswell

[fsoftball]

Sorry about that. The only other way I know how to get you access to that fig file is via another web server. Please try this:

http://home.comcast....oney/topbar.gif

Thanks.

[TripleH13]

i also heard it is very similar to photoshop tutorials. So some of those might help you aswell. But i am not to sure its just what someone told me.