I couldn't stop worrying this week about coming up with a good workshop for the Con. I know it sounds silly, and we're all just a bunch of geeks coming together to have a fun time in a safe environment, but I really want to present something worthwhile for these guys.
Last night, I woke up and had a great idea: I've met many people online over the past few years who've expressed an interest learning to draw and color their own work in
Photoshop. I've also noticed that most of these people also end up blaming their lack of practice to the fact that Photoshop is
too expensive for them to legally own. My conclusion was, why not use a capture program
to film a step-by-step process on making a drawing using an alternative, open-source imaging program, like The Gimp? Not only would the program
be attainable for everyone with a computer and an internet connection, but it would be promoting open source software, and perhaps deterring software theft.
Now that I'm more prepared, I'm really excited about the prospect of attending! Roy says it will be fun. The only thing we have left to factor in now is if
we can budget around the cost of gas for a twelve hour round-trip and several nights in
a hotel. Tonight, we're going to crack out the old calculator and
see if we can swing this.
