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Digitizd: Want Photoshop? Not a Millionaire? Try GimpShop

  • UK Money Saving · 10 months ago
    I can bet anyone on GIMP's enormous capabilities for zero cost. I have used it for my small project of creating logos (transparent ones) and with little help from couple of GIMP dedicated blogs, I could get one beautiful logo created.

    I don't remember the blog, need to check my bookmarking profiles, but there is a very nice blog dedicated to GIMP tutorials. Will come back when I find the link.
  • David Pierce · 10 months ago
    Totally true. Short of a few, high-level features, there's nothing GIMP can't do. I've used it for a while, and find it slightly more complicated than Photoshop, but every bit as useful- that's why I think GIMPshop is so cool.

    Looking forward to that link!
  • Abhijeet · 8 months ago
    I am looking for such blog links that can be treated as reference while using GIMP, please post those links here. I am certainly coming back to get hold of them.
  • Leah · 10 months ago
    I use Gimp and it does everything. The only problem is that there aren't as many Gimp tutorials online as Photoshop ones.
  • David Pierce · 10 months ago
    That's one of the awesome things about GIMPshop- you can use the Photoshop tutorials! It's great.
  • carmen · 10 months ago
    Holy Cow! I've been debating photoshop's $700 price tag for a few months now. You've rescued me from my own insanity. I'll have to give this a try.
  • william sawyers · 10 months ago
    Thank you, I'll try it. From a children author in Concord, Ca.

    www.williamsawyers.com
  • Shawn · 10 months ago
    Wow Gimp has really changed. I downloaded and tested out years ago. It's certainly an option for folks on a budget. Now if I could only find a FREE WYSIWYG application that's like Dreamweaver.
  • deepikaur · 10 months ago
    I've been using GIMP for quite a while for various at-home projects, but I would much rather be using Photoshop, since that's what I've become more comfortable with as a Graphics student.

    Never heard of GIMPshop though. Will give it a spin, thanks. :)
  • David Pierce · 10 months ago
    I hear you- Photoshop's definitely the gold standard. I'm no expert, but the transition between GIMPshop and Photoshop was pretty solid to me. Have you tried it yet? What'd you think?
  • deepikaur · 10 months ago
    Gave it a shot today, and I must say that I'm somewhat impressed by the Photoshop rendition. Is it enough for me to become a full-fledged GIMPshop user? Definitely not. Then again, I don't have Photoshop on my personal PC. Like you said, GIMPshop does build a great bridge for full-on Photoshoppers, but it's just not going there for me. I'd rather stick with just GIMP. Which do you find easier to use: GIMP or GIMPshop?
  • David Pierce · 10 months ago
    Quasi-difficult to say. As a Photoshop user (which I sort of am now), it's easier to use GIMPshop. But, when I started, I'd have to say GIMP by itself. I'm definitely a fan, but I think you're right- if you're into GIMP, there's probably little incentive to switch to a new interface.
  • PSD To Wordpress · 3 months ago
    Photoshop is by far the best! However, I use GIMP as well.
  • Brent · 10 months ago
    omg dude, this is a life saver. I have gimp and no Photoshop, but I could never get used to Gimp's layout. Now I actually will be able to edit images in a decent amount of time. I didn't even know this existed!
  • Oli · 8 months ago
    Not used Gimp for a while, although powerfull I found it really quirky. Been struggling by with old versions of PSP and paint.net. Will give Gimp another look.
  • Jeff · 3 months ago
    Interesting. As a photoshop non-beginner user, I think it can do barely anything you wanted to do. However, GIMP looks good at what it offers. I'll give it a try ;-)