Linux is the only free creative platform with world–class free creative applications. You can be an artist without paying an entrance fee, but you have to learn how to use your tools. Free Software for Creative People is your university of 2D and 3D graphics, and of video–based art and web presentation. Everything is possible on Linux, but this book shows that all these applications work on Windows and Mac OS X.

So if you are a creative type who happens to use Linux, or if you are a Linux user who wants to learn how to be creative in your Linux space, this is the book for you! Find your multimedia creativity with the tools at your fingertips.

What you’ll learn

Become creative with Ardour, Audacity, Blender, the GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, and other applications.

Chain these creative applications together and make them serve your larger creative vision.

Work cross–platform if you want to reach out beyond Linux itself in your creative journey.

Share your creative works with the world using Web 2.0 technologies.

Locate software development communities to connect with other creative types.

Configure GNU/Linux systems featuring these applications.