I am NOT an artist, photographer or other graphic professional, but I have had serious need to act like one in my job.
I didn't want to buy a giant commercial package, because I didn't need that kind of investment in occasional products. The Gimp to the rescue!
The book, for someone like me, was vital to actually learning and using the tools available, and really gave me a chance to understand what I was doing as I learned how to do things.
About the actual book... (Score:2)
I am NOT an artist, photographer or other graphic professional, but I have had serious need to act like one in my job.
I didn't want to buy a giant commercial package, because I didn't need that kind of investment in occasional products. The Gimp to the rescue!
The book, for someone like me, was vital to actually learning and using the tools available, and really gave me a chance to understand what I was doing as I learned how to do things.