Week 4 Blog

First off, I was completely blown away by Lynda.  That is an incredible resource that I wish I knew that I had access to sooner.  It can be very overwhelming to learn a new program.  

GIMP is magical.  I never knew that an open-source program of it's caliber existed (other than Linux and that whole cheeseball); especially one that that can compete with a $700 program such as Adobe's Photoshop.  The beautiful thing about open-source software is that there is plenty of support. I don't know about anyone else but I have stopped over at r/gimp (SFW) a few times when Lynda didn't help me.

I have some experience using Photoshop from when I was in high school.  From what I've learned then and what I have learned from Lydia, I can see that the tools and the interface is very similar.  It is, in sense, like riding a bike.  I am excited to hone my skills now that it is on my computer and develop band posters and potential renovation ideas for our home.  As for the classroom, I feel that my Practical and Applied Arts 8 and 9 students would really benefit from using this program to manipulate photos, while being taught to do so in an appropriate and safe manner.