Acknowledgments

First of all, thanks to my husband, David North. Not only did he help enormously with formatting, proofreading, finding sample photos, and endless testing of GIMP quirks on multiple platforms, but he also put up with the neuroses of a stressed-out first-time author. And then he was willing to do it all again for a second edition!

Equally important is Guillermo Romero, the book's technical reviewer, without whom this book would not have been possible. He patiently waded through first drafts, flagged my silly errors, asked probing questions, and took the time to teach me a lot about digital art. I'm not an artist yet, but I'm learning.

Thanks to Pat Peck (hi, Mom!) and the members of Linuxchix who were willing to be guinea pigs for ...

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