the Graphical Artist Linux Guide

"Greetz from Planet Haram" by Mohannad Faried and others yet to come

Introduction "why am i doing this ?"

ever since i started to tinker around with linux, it was very important for me to have a solid understanding about how do i go about doing the things i already do on windows, since my major is architecture, and a have this artistic streak "well i hope it is an artistic streak!", plus my freelance work as a graphical designer, with some occasional web designing, it was quite important to know the ropes on linux. right now i intend to share what i know with you! , you poor soul! :)

structure of this document:

• a quick intro to imaging
• 1.Raster editing Applications.
• -Applications
• -icc profiles and color proofing "a primer"
• 2.Vector editing Applications.
• -SVG
• -CAD Applications
• 4.Animation
• -applications
• -plugin's
• 3.3D modelling and rendering
• -general mesh modelling
• -specialized applications
• -rendering engines
• 4.DeskTop Publishing on linux
• -DTP applications
• -postscript
• -Tex/Latex and friends.
• -color managment "a bit more detail"
• -printing on the desktop
• -a bit more about printing
• 5.web design (GFX point of view)
• -gimp plugins
• -web animation
• 6.File formats