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

[ratcreature]

I do have a cheap tablet (pressure but not angle sensitivity), though it worked better before my rats chewed through the usb cable had I had to fix it with tape... (it tends to loose contact now)

I really need to upgrade my GIMP apparently, because I don't see "brush dynamics" anywhere.

[melannen]

huh, I don't remember when that capability came in, but I didn't really notice until until I got my tablet, so I can say it's at least a few years old, but not sure how much older. (the "brush dynamics" option is on each tool's options menu, not under the brushes menu, if I was unclear about that.)

...I have just checked and I thought I was up-to-date, but my version's two years old already actually. Um. So maybe I should fix that too before I start giving advice.

[ratcreature]

I'm still using Gimp 2.2.something (and I think they are up to 2.6 now?) because my laptop is ancient and I haven't updated the linux for ages, because my DVD has been broken (the lack of funding is unfortunately a recurring problem for my technology use, see chewed on tablet above, lol).

[melannen]

I understand completely! I keep meaning to do backups, but my external hard drive is broken and I can't back up to dvd because my computer doesn't recognize my DVD drive anymore, so I can't update my OS. :D

(My tablet also has electrical tape on the cord, but it hasn't interfered with functioning yet - as opposed to the power cord of the laptop, which is a horrid macgyvered thing that loses connection if you breathe wrong and requires re-taping every two days as it burns through the most recent layer of tape. It makes strong men cry.)

If you're that far behind, I will warn you that around the first 2.6 version, there were some pretty major changes, both in feel and in stuff like the way free select works, so it takes some getting used to.