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Dale Feicke
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Is anyone using GIMP for any design work? And if so, how do you like it? How does it compare with Illustrator, or....?

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Dale Feicke Grafix
714 East St.
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No, but I like it already because I read that it is,,,,,,,,FREEEEEEE!!!!!! The Photoshop alternative.

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
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Gosh, I just downlorder it and my Norton computor police said it was a unsafe exe. Plus I got that "Gimpshopeditor.setup.exe is not commonly downloader and could harm your computor" I know it was too good to be true.

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Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl)
Tacoma, WA
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John Moritz
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If you guys want to try a great open source vector software, give Inkscape a shot.

www.inkscape.org

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John Moritz
Simply Signs & Screenprinting
1001 D West Mt. Vernon St.
Metamora, IL 61548
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quote:
If you guys want to try a great open source vector software, give Inkscape a shot.
GIMP has been put forth as the free alternative to Photoshop as a bitmap editor. Some have even said a 'replacement' for Photoshop, but I question whether it will gain that much traction. It's not a vector program, so you can't really compare it to Illustrator.

Inkscape, on the other hand, has much potential. I don't use it in place of my main vector designware, but I use it in addition. In fact, I plan to always use it as a second program in addition to anything else I use.

Some things I like about Inkscape:

Illustrator can open Inkscape (SVG) files, and Inkscape can open Illustrator files.
Inkscape has Spiro Spline tools for rendering smooth curves and flourishes without endless tweaking. (I have heard there is now a spiro spline plug-in available for Illustrator).
You can do some manipulating (raise, lower, rotate, move sideways) of letters in a word non-destructively. That is, the word remains in font form and spelling can be changed without starting over).
The Inkscape tracing tool for vectorizing bitmaps is very useful.

I am slowly learning to use Inkscape, and I really like it, despite some drawbacks.

Here is a "Wiki" comparison, for what it's worth:

Vector Programs

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John M,
Do you know Don Kelly in Bartonville? I apprenticed with him in the 70s in the Pekin area. Later I had a small shop in Chillicothe for almost ten years.
I have good memories of Big John's Barbecue, though I suppose it's long gone.


Brad in Kansas City

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and they both work really well in LINUX!!!!!!
it is also free......

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Dale Feicke
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Thanks guys!

I'm not using GIMP yet, but it looked to be a pretty comprehensive program.

After the comments, I think I'll give Inkscape a second glance.

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Dale Feicke Grafix
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make sure to get it from the source.. Any other download provider may fill it with spam crap.

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Wayne Webb
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I downloaded it. Will try it out later

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Wayne Webb
Webb Signworks
Chipley, FL
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Dale Feicke
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I tried to download it, but got an error message,that the driver was incompatible with my computer, or something like that.

So, I guess I'll just stick with what I've got.

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Dale Feicke Grafix
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John M,
Do you know Don Kelly in Bartonville? I apprenticed with him in the 70s in the Pekin area. Later I had a small shop in Chillicothe for almost ten years.
I have good memories of Big John's Barbecue, though I suppose it's long gone.

I'm not familiar with Don, nor Big John's Barbeque. I'm new to the sign business. I was a tattoo artist/shop owner for 13 years and changed careers 4 years ago when I got into the sign biz. I work in Metamora, but I live in El Paso, so I'm not all that familiar with the Peoria area like I am with Pontiac and Bloomington.

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John Moritz
Simply Signs & Screenprinting
1001 D West Mt. Vernon St.
Metamora, IL 61548
Phone 309.849.9016
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