Help create a GIMP convert

May 5, 2008 11:15 AM

I've been using Photoshop on and off since the early 90s, and now I want to learn GIMP. It's the little things that are making me crazy...anyone know of a good tutorial that won't bore someone already gets image manipulation and just needs to know x in photoshop = y in GIMP?
posted by foxydot to Technology (3 answers total)

There's of course GimpShop, which makes Gimp look and behave more like Photoshop. It could ease the transition.
posted by ijsbrand at 11:21 AM on May 5, 2008

Its been a while since I tried it but I found gimpshop to be very buggy and unstable which is a shame because it really helps PS users find what they're trying to do in GIMP, but even so, IMHO GIMP is a pale imitation and just too frustrating for a long time PS user.
posted by missmagenta at 12:36 PM on May 5, 2008

Best answer: I was in the same situation not too long ago. Learning GIMP was required as part of a class I was taking, but I was an experienced Photoshop user. The transition was frustrating but not terrible, once I got the hang of it.

Here's some resources that might help get you started. They're not specifically tutorials, but many of them link to quality tutorials.
* Can GIMP replace Photoshop? Buyer's Guide in Content creation Reviews at ZDNet.co.uk - Page 1.
* GIMP vs Photoshop.
* Gimp vs. Photoshop | GRIMTHING.COM.
* The Linux Advocate: GIMP vs. Photoshop - What still needs to be done?

For the class I mentioned, I created two tutorials that compared GIMP and Photoshop by completing the same task in both programs (creating a "Web 2.0" type button). I'd be happy to post the links to those tutorials or to mefi mail them to you if you're interested.
posted by k8lin at 12:55 PM on May 5, 2008 [2 favorites]