| Level: | Beginner'ish |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Published: | 2008 |
| Arbitrary Rating: | 4/5 |
| Plan to Reread: | Yes |
I'm not dead, really. I've been working my way through Manga Studio for Dummies and trying to walk through the menus at the same time. The short books with chapters dedicated to paper and pencils types were kind of low hanging fruit, so from here on out it's going to be pretty difficult to start and finish a book in the same week. Scheduling notes aside, on to the review.
I'm actually a fan of the "For Dummies" franchise. I've used several of their books to pass advanced IT certification exams. Don't let the title fool you though. These books often start off really slow and then dump tons of information on you. This one was no exception to that pattern. It would have been nice if they skipped over the guide for opening a new file (Click file, click new) or saving a file (click file, click save).
When you get through the really low level introduction the guide provides a number of useful shortcuts and recommendations that I've found extremely useful. For example, my Wacom tablet doesn't allow me to rotate the screen. When I use the twist gesture it gives me the rotate icon, but the page stays still. I found the hot key Shift + Space bar and mouse or stylus to rotate reading through one of the early chapters.
If I had to break it down, I'd say 30% or so common knowledge, 40% I could apply right away, and the remaining material is just out of my league at this point. So I plan to revisit this book in the future to lock down all the useful tips I can.
I might need to borrow this from you sometime.
ReplyDeleteI might need to borrow this from you sometime.
ReplyDeleteSure thing. It's a pretty easy read if you skim through the stuff you already know.
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