<div dir="ltr">We have deployed both GIMP and Inkscape on all our school computers,
and our new MacBook laptops. It is free for students to download or loan
for use from the CDROMs that we have provided for loan in the library. We also purchased some good books by graphic designers
and photographers that use this software as a reference. <br>
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Here is a very nice Inkscape tutorial that you can follow to learn how to draw with vector graphics software.<br>
<a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/inkscape_tutorial_creating_simple_ribbon">http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/inkscape_tutorial_creating_simple_ribbon</a><br clear="all"><br>
GIMP is a photo manipulation software that is often regarded as a
"killer application" for free software with provision for editing with
layers, masking, filters etc. Here is a beginners tutorial that you can
use to start things off.<br>
<a href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/make_banner_gimp">http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/make_banner_gimp</a><br>
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Printable PDF versions can be downloaded that you can print off or upload to
Moodle. <br><br>Enjoy :-)<br>
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Regards Roland<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>
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