Photo Editing / Graphic Making software

[carmidy]

I've had GIMP for a couple years now but I haven't really taken the time to learn it. Every time I start to look through tutorials and stuff they just get SO long and I get bored and frustrated...

Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to ask is:
What photo editing/graphic making software do you use:
How did you learn it:
How long did it take for you to become "fluent":
What do you primarily use it for:

 

[NBK*Twitch]

If you can't take time to learn gimp,you probably won't be able to learn any other photo editing software. Just putting that out there.

Anyways -

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: Gimp

How did you learn it: By fiddling with it daily and looking at tutorials.

How long did it take for you to become "fluent": About 2-4 weeks.

What do you primarily use it for: Website and forum templates,signatures,avatars,userbars,and other things.

 

[carmidy]

Haha, I guess that just means I'm going to have to stick with it!

 

[Damien]

Why not try photoshop?

 

[BrydoRX]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: GIMP 2.6
How did you learn it: By experimenting with its many effects.
How long did it take for you to become "fluent": About a month.
What do you primarily use it for: Making random designs with it, mostly.

I should mention that I've been a user of GIMP for four years.

 

[Bossanova]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: Photoshop
How did you learn it: Just use it.
How long did it take for you to become "fluent": I'm not fluent per-say.
What do you primarily use it for: pr0n. >_> I use it to edit images duh.

 

[AnonFM]

Gimp. I just used it, but I am not 'fluent'. I just use it for anything that needs simple editing.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Gimp. I just used it, but I am not 'fluent'. I just use it for anything that needs simple editing.

Why not use paint.net then o.o?

 

[AnonFM]

Gimp. I just used it, but I am not 'fluent'. I just use it for anything that needs simple editing.

Why not use paint.net then o.o?

Because I mostly run Linux, and I'm used to Gimp anyway.

 

[Shahrier]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: Photoshop/GIMP
How did you learn it: Um... my self
How long did it take for you to become "fluent": 3-5 months
What do you primarily use it for: fun

 

[birdy]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: Adobe Photoshop

How did you learn it: Practise and practise and learn every day.

How long did it take for you to become "fluent": Always learning.

What do you primarily use it for: Creation of artistic images.

 

[gasser]

My Choice is Photoshop CS2 it has more advanced features and easy to use with a little knowledge. I like working with Photoshop rather than any other software.

 

[nolvorite]

I use Photoshop cuz it has more features than any other software. 😉

 

[NBK*Twitch]

My Choice is Photoshop CS2 it has more advanced features and easy to use with a little knowledge. I like working with Photoshop rather than any other software.

Uhmm easy to use? You must be one of a kind.. I tried the 30 day trail of it and by the 30th day all I learned was basically nothing..


I am not the first either..

 

[Dark Takua]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: GIMP 2.6
How did you learn it: I looked @ tutorials, and asked people.
How long did it take for you to become "fluent": hmm....1-2 months about
What do you primarily use it for: Forum Graphics

 

[WasteD]

What photo editing/graphic making software do you use: Photoshop Cs3
How did you learn it: Tutorials
How long did it take for you to become "fluent": a year
What do you primarily use it for: Graphics, duh. lol.

You got to have patience to be fluent not only for graphics. On everything basically.

 

[carmidy]

I don't use photoshop because i'm cheap. I figure if I can't even figure out how to use GIMP properly there's no point in me wasting money on software that has even more bells and whistles. Haha.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Gimp. I just used it, but I am not 'fluent'. I just use it for anything that needs simple editing.

Why not use paint.net then o.o?

Because I mostly run Linux, and I'm used to Gimp anyway.

Ahh I gotcha. Well there is also picasa for simple edits <.<.[/joke]