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1. Install the latest version of GIMP.
2. Run the installer.
3. Open the app.
4. Click File > New to create a new image.
5. Click File > Open to open an existing image.
6. Crop, flip, and rotate in the Tools menu.
7. Add text, lines, and illustrations using the toolbar.
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Here is a beginner’s guide on how to use GIMP, the free graphic design software. These GIMP tutorials will show you how to edit images and design custom graphics.
GIMP ( GNU Image Manipulation Program ) is a free and open-source graphics editor that can be used for retouching images, editing photos, image conversion, and more.
GIMP is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is a great free alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
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GIMP Tutorials
- Intro to GIMP
- How to Download & Install GIMP
- How to Adjust GIMP Interface
- How to Resize Image & Canvas
- Overview of GIMP Tools
- Basic Photo Editing
- Intro to Layers
- Transparency & Layer Marks
- Brush Tool Basics
- Color Picker Tool
- Blending Modes in GIMP
- Selection Tools
- Size, Crop, & Rotate Images
- Path Tool
- Red Eye Removal
- Design a Logo in GIMP
- How to Make a Website Banner
- Portrait Brush Effects
- Glitch Text Effect
- Photo Enhancement Techniques
1. Intro to GIMP
This tutorial gives you an overview of GIMP and some helpful commands that you should learn.
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Here is a short video teaching you how to use some basic features in photo editor software GIMP. If you want to learn more detailed tutorials on using some of the amazing features GIMP offers, learn more with this tutorial.
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Step 1: Download GIMP and Install to Your Computer
Go to gimp.org, and download a free version of GIMP according to your operation system.
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Step 2: Create a New Image
Go to File, and click on create a new project, there you can open up a new project editing panel. Change the width, height and some other basic setting of your project.
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Step 3: Change Background Color
Go the the left hand panel, there you can find a tool with which you can change the default background color of your project.
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Step 4: Create a New Layer
GIMP allows you to create a new layer so that all your previous changes won't be replaced. This is very useful when you want to do some fine tuning on your project.
There you go! More tutorials about how to use GIMP, please visit this photography blog.
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Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Photography is one of my main hobbies and I am definitely going to check this out.