Admin Post: It's poll time

[jana]

I think it's high time to get to know each other a little bit, that is, how you use GIMP and/or Inkscape, how much you know about these tools etc. This makes it also easier for everyone involved to know what you would like to see here. For instance, making a tutorial is always a bit of a shot in the dark if you don't know anything about the people who watch this community. So, don't be shy and talk to us :)

Poll #4107 GiMP Gate - Interests & Experiences

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46

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What do you use GIMP mostly for?

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I don't use it at all.
1 (2.2%)

Photo edits (cropping, resizing, getting rid of red eyes, etc)
32 (71.1%)

Icon making
33 (73.3%)

Fanart
14 (31.1%)

Digital art
7 (15.6%)

Other (please comment)
3 (6.7%)

What do you use Inkscape mostly for?

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I don't use it at all.
33 (73.3%)

Fanart
3 (6.7%)

Digital art
3 (6.7%)

Geometric objects
5 (11.1%)

3D objects
2 (4.4%)

Other (please comment)
5 (11.1%)

What do you want to see in this community?

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Tutorials
40 (90.9%)

Resources such as fonts, scripts and brushes
34 (77.3%)

Photo editing tricks
30 (68.2%)

Tips about icon making
30 (68.2%)

Challenges
4 (9.1%)

Answers to questions I or others might have about GIMP/Inkscape
37 (84.1%)

Other (please comment)
0 (0.0%)

When it comes to GIMP, you consider yourself

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a beginner
11 (23.9%)

someone who has basic knowledge and skills
27 (58.7%)

someone who has proficient knowledge and skills
8 (17.4%)

an expert
0 (0.0%)

When it comes to Inkscape, you consider yourself

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a beginner
29 (82.9%)

someone who has basic knowledge and skills
5 (14.3%)

someone who has proficient knowledge and skills
1 (2.9%)

an expert
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[baggyeyes]

Then color correct on the XCF, but using duplicate layers, so you can trash it, if it doesn't work right. I wish Gimp did as Photoshop where you could apply curves to a layer without it actually touching the image. This is the only reason I suggest using duplicate layers as you work through the color correction - but only after you've settled on placement.

[ratcreature]

Ah, yes. That's sort of how I do it. I first arrange the two parts as layers and line up the shapes/lines, and then try to fiddle with the color. I usually don't use duplicate layers though. I still have never managed to make things match so well that I couldn't spot the merge in the hires version. Like for example in this picture (rather large file) you can see a vertical seam in the middle. It looked decent enough once I reduced it to screen display size, but not in high quality.

[baggyeyes]

I can't see your image - that's a pretty hefty file, and I'm on dialup. I'll try again at a library.

[ratcreature]

Yeah it is really big as it's A3 at 300dpi, sorry about that, but it's in the nature of the problem that I only have the issue with large originals. You can still see the seam and what the basic problem was in the screen-resized version, it's just slightly less blatant (that is here and about 244kb so still not small and dialup friendly, but not a giant file).