{"id":702,"date":"2009-10-27T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/2009\/10\/27\/hrlc-using-gimp-and-inkscape\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T03:36:37","slug":"hrlc-using-gimp-and-inkscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2009\/10\/27\/hrlc-using-gimp-and-inkscape\/","title":{"rendered":"HRLC: Using Gimp and Inkscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"display:block;margin:1em;\">\n<div>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Inkscape_logo_2.svg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inkscape\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/128px-Inkscape_logo_2.svg_1.png?resize=128%2C128&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inkscape\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd zemanta-img-attribution\">Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Inkscape_logo_2.svg\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Highlands Regional Library Consortium at Somerset County Library.<\/p>\n<p>Abstract: In this day-long workshop, we&#8217;ll go in depth to discover how to use two fantastic <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Open source\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_source\">Open Source<\/a> Design Applications: the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"GIMP\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\">GNU Image Manipulation Program<\/a> (AKA GIMP), and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Inkscape\" rel=\"homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/inkscape.org\/\">Inkscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>The GIMP provides layers, effects, painting tools, and all of the features that you have come to expect from a fully featured imaging application like Adobe Photoshop. Inkscape is a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Vector graphics\" rel=\"wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vector_graphics\">vector-based<\/a> illustration and layout application, similar to Adobe Illustrator in its ability to manipulate text, shapes, paths, vector points, and colors. Because these programs are Open Source Software, you benefit from the work of thousands of volunteer and professional developers, without having to pay anything for the use of the software. In this workshop, you will learn to use these tools by doing a few projects step-by-step. By the end of this workshop you will be able to effectively use painting and drawing tools, brushes, layers, path manipulation, photo manipulation, effects, rulers and grids to meet against your most challenging design needs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Presentation: <a title=\"Link to presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1L0mDf8OZRdO6x9yWriX09jYMnutVhRS1oKCzKlmJAZc\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/docs.google.com\/present\/edit?id=0Ad-YsRMv5bPqZGNrZm05ZndfMTU1ZHY3cnJoZmQ&amp;hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary and notes: Some anonymous feedback from participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Great presenter &#8211; knowledgeable, energetic, articulate.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One of the most prepared instructors I&#8217;ve seen recently.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. LeMasney was well prepared and gave an excellent presentation. Thank you.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>inspirational.\u00a0 Great instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Presented all the elements I need to know about how to improve my work.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker was very knowledgeable.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter willing to answer all questions, but not getting bogged down or off track.<\/p>\n<p>The wealth of information presented in a clear manner.<\/p>\n<p>The instructor worked well with people at all skill levels.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I would like to stay in touch with this instructor for further support and critiquing.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Best Class Ever!<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size:1em;\">Related articles by Zemanta<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/\/2009\/10\/13\/open-source-graphics-workshop-series\/\">Open Source Graphics Workshop Series<\/a> ()<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/library\/view\/the-book-of\/9781593271817\/\">The Book of Inkscape<\/a> (oreilly.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top:10px;height:15px;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border:medium none;float:right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/reblog_c1.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image via Wikipedia Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Venue: Highlands Regional Library Consortium at Somerset County Library. Abstract: In this day-long workshop, we&#8217;ll go in depth to discover how to use two fantastic Open Source Design Applications: the GNU Image Manipulation Program (AKA GIMP), and Inkscape. The GIMP provides layers, effects, painting tools, and all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21,23,29,32],"tags":[244,335,365,411,865,866],"class_list":{"0":"post-702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-professional-activities","8":"category-professional-experience","9":"category-research-interests","10":"category-teaching-experience","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-gimp","13":"tag-graphics","14":"tag-inkscape","15":"tag-vector-based","16":"tag-vector-graphics","17":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/reblog_c1.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3h6y2-bk","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":167,"url":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2010\/01\/11\/hrlc-presents-using-gimp-and-inkscape\/","url_meta":{"origin":702,"position":0},"title":"HRLC presents: Using GIMP and Inkscape","author":"lemsy","date":"2010-01-11","format":false,"excerpt":"Date: Monday, January 11th, 2010 Venue: Highlands Regional Library Consortium at Hasbrouck Heights Library. 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