This four-lesson workshop includes a starting up lesson (for downloading your programs correctly) and understanding the elements in drawing, then three more lessons, one dedicated to each of the programs. You will understand the difference between raster and vector graphics, learn how to use Layers and how to edit images and draw outlines. In this workshop, you will learn not only how to use the above programs, but how to download and install them, what to watch out for so you don't inadvertently download the wrong software and how to use the three programs as well as some other useful tools. Anyone who wants to learn how to use GIMP (a raster graphics editor), Inkscape (a vector graphics editor) and Posterazor an image enlarger.
Any quilt designer who wants to draw professional templates for their patterns. Any teacher who wants to draw templates for their students. So who is this workshop for? Any quilter or designer who wants to develop their own design from a photo, composition, painting or drawing. Open-source software means that the software is available free to download and use. You can successfully draw and design by using open-source software. Many designers feel they need to buy expensive software to create patterns and designs for quilting, that is not so.
