Posts Tagged ‘drawing’
Free drawing and image editing software
Our Digital Photography and Graphics course uses a great free image editing program called GIMP.
GIMP is an excellent way for students to get image editing experience without buying expensive software.
The range of things GIMP can do is huge, and after learning the basics in the course, students can combine their techniques and skills to make all sorts of things!
Below are examples of some cool projects that students in our Digital Photography and Graphics course learn how to make with GIMP.
However, GIMP does have some limitations. Since it’s free, it is more likely that students will encounter interface bugs and crashes.
GIMP’s interface is somewhat unusual and not intuitive to most new users. It has a few separate windows instead of a single window, which takes a little getting used to.
As we are developing a new Digital Arts course this year, we are considering which software to use in the course. We will likely use two or more programs for drawing and image editing.
GIMP and Inkscape are a couple of strong contenders, but we are currently exploring all sorts of free drawing and image editing programs. What free programs do you like best or want to learn?
