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Originally Posted by Eugene Church
Thanks for your graphics journey... you have gained some valuable knowledge... thanks for comparing the various software... that is very helpful to me.
I would love to learn Gimp or Inkscape, but have tried to learn it on-line, but the videos are too much for me to follow... I have a tough time with computer technology... the videos assume you already have the basic knowledge... and that is exactly what I want -- just the basic knowledge.
So far all of the graphics software is overwhelming to me and I give up on them... I use justafan's great software, but I only create borderline average and basic work... not good enough for me, so I have to depend on the good graphics designers for my fictional leagues... in the last year or two, very few people will do personal requests, so I now just check for already-creative teams and use them for my fictional leagues... but this means I have to use their team names, nicknames and their colors... this is not bad, actually, I end up with some standout logos, jerseys and caps, but just can't use my own creativity, designs and colors.
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We all learn different ways and bring out prior experience to the table, that said we are all still learning. I'm a college professor so I'm convinced anybody can learn pretty much anything.
I moved from the justafan program to GIMP with a few moves. Little things I liked doing and just did it a lot. Now I'm just adding new moves, that's where I'm at right now, just doing it a lot. I'm not even totally worried about my logos being good or bad right now. I like sharing the ones I like here, but I've got a ton that aren't that great.
I've made 194 logos since I started this thread, they are all posted in my google drive. There's some real trash in there lol but once I hit my goal of 435 I'll go back and redo some of the ones that bug me the most.
When I use videos I tend to listen to them one or two times through to get used to the lingo and see where things are going. Then I run through it with GIMP or Inkscape running and follow along. Try figuring out one or two moves. When I was using justafan's creator I'd use GIMP to remove backgrounds from images I liked and learned how to use the color controls. Now I'm building off that.
If you have any direct questions or anything feel free to PM me.