new and very confused

wilcoxon · **Joined:** Mar 28, 2013 **Posts:** 13

Hi
I have only just downloaded Gimp a week ago and am very confused and baffled by it all :roll:

. I hope all you experts out there can help me
Thanks.
:tyspin

Wilcoxon

Oregonian · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:12 am **(#2)**

to Gimp Chat!

I understand your distress and confusion. There are so many things to learn about in GIMP. We all started where you are starting so we know what it's like to be a gimp "n00b".

Ask lots of questions. Also, check out the basic tutorials. They have a lot of very good information in them.

http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3315

Odinbc · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:05 am **(#3)**

wilcoxon wrote:

Hi
I have only just downloaded Gimp a week ago and am very confused and baffled by it all :roll:

. I hope all you experts out there can help me
Thanks.
:tyspin

Wilcoxon

Welcome to Gimp and Gimp Chat, wilcoxon!
Oregonian gave you some good advice, after you have a look at some of those links you should have a better idea of what you need help with. You'll find lot's of friendly and helpful folks around here.

AnMal · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:03 pm **(#4)**

wilcoxon: welcome to gimp chat

! following beginner tutorials is a great way to learn, and asking around here on gimp chat usually gives you great answers. good luck and have fun learning!

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:47 pm **(#5)**

I promise that the more you learn about Gimp the more you'll use it and depend on it. There are squillions of tutorials in youtube. Some of the best are Malgalin, tutor4u, VscorpionC, and especially Tom Bland. There are a lot of other good ones but the ones I listed are particularly good for beginners, which everybody here was once, incidentally. Everybody here is willing to help in any way they can.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:53 pm **(#6)**

We also have a wide ranges here too, from young folks to cranky old geezers like me so don't feel like you don't fit in. The only reason not to fit in here is if a person tries not to.

fluffybunny · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:09 pm **(#7)**

Welcome.
I am confident that with a little help and practice, you will soon be a lot less confused.
I found coming to grips with Gimp's keyboard shortcuts, helped me greatly.
I have attached 2 shortcut PDF files that I found by searching the net.

Attachment:

Gimp Keyboard Shortcuts.zip [855.49 KiB]
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I hope you can find some use for them.
Cheers

Mokonafan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:06 pm **(#8)**

Aha you should have seen me playing in gimp...From ms paint to gimp..QUITE A TRANSITION! lol
It's fun once you get the hang of it! Enjoy!

Hai btw. =P

Hatter · **Posted:** Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:25 am **(#9)**

Welcome to the site, Wilcoxon.
Ask lots of questions - someone here is bound to know.

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:32 am **(#10)**

Welcome to GC wilcoxon. Hope you find your answers.