Akkana Peck, What's New in GIMP? Plus Tips and Tricks

Have you seen the development version of GIMP lately? Some of the basic tools you may use already have been greatly improved, and there are some new tools which can simplify previously difficult tasks.

Akkana will give an introduction to some of the new features coming up in GIMP 2.4, and she'll also present some tricks for getting the most out of any version of GIMP. Come learn how to paint your car (or your dog) a different color, ways to select a single flower from a photograph, and how to make some cool 3-D effects. Or bring questions about how to use GIMP for your own projects.

Akkana Peck is a freelance programmer and author of the new book Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional. She has worked for a range of Silicon Valley companies that include Netscape, Silicon Graphics, Sun, HP, and Apple, and has contributed to a wide range of open source projects (including, of course, GIMP). A PenLUG member, she lives in San Jose and has been using Linux and GIMP since about 1997. You can find more of her musings at her website.

Free Stuff & Discounts

We will be having a door prize drawing to give away free stuff at the meeting, such as books and T-shirts. Plus all PenLUG members can receive a 30% off discount code from O'Reilly!

Free books are supplied by O'Reilly, Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall, and/or Apress (while supplies last). If you win one, please add your book reviews to our LinuxBookReviews page.

If your company would like to contribute free or discount stuff to give out at PenLUG meetings, please mail officers@penlug.org to let us know.
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