How to GIMP

How To Remove A Selection In GIMP

Kat Landreth — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:21:09 +0000

How do I make this selection go away? Once you’ve selected something in GIMP, it’s not super obvious how you unselect so you can do on editing everywhere on your canvas. So how do you make a selection go away in GIMP? Simple. It only takes one little step. Remove a Selection In GIMP To …

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Fix Brightness and Color in GIMP

Kat Landreth — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 15:13:20 +0000

I’ll be honest. I don’t always get great photos right out of my camera. Most of the time there are two problems I have to tackle with my photos. White balance (or color problems) and exposure (or brightness problems). Lucky for me, White Balance and Exposure are both really easy to fix in a program …

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Turn Off Dotted Yellow Line in GIMP

Kat Landreth — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:19:14 +0000

I’ve gotten a lot of visits from people who want to get rid of the yellow dotted line around their image in GIMP. So I figured, if you’re asking I should deliver, right? This same problem drove me absolutely crazy for a long time, but it’s so easy to fix I’m almost embarrassed how long …

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How To Draw A Straight Line in GIMP

Kat Landreth — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:04:56 +0000

There’s no “line tool” in GIMP. That might be frustrating if you’re familiar with image editing programs that have a tool like that. But, once you know how easy it is to make a straight line in GIMP without having to grab a different tool as you paint, you’ll never look back. How to Draw …

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How To Open Images in GIMP

Kat Landreth — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:44:12 +0000

GIMP isn’t like an online editing program. You don’t have to upload photos before you can edit them. And it’s not a photo organizing program like iPhoto or Picasa. You don’t have to import photos into GIMP. You can use GIMP right out of the box to open and edit any photo that’s on your …

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Help! I’m Missing a Dialog or Window in GIMP!

Kat Landreth — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:38:53 +0000

It happens to all of us at some point: a GIMP window is lost and you can’t find it anywhere. Honestly, I’ve been there and I know it’s frustrating. But that window is usually somewhere, and you’ll find it if you just know where to look. I think the reason this happens so frequently is …

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How to Learn Photoshop Hotkeys Like A Boss

Kat Landreth — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:58:40 +0000

Hotkeys (or keyboard shortcuts) make working in Photoshop So. Much. Faster. But if you’re just getting started with Photoshop it can seem daunting to try to learn a whole set of hotkeys while you’re also learning the basics of the program. But if you’re systematic about using those keyboard shortcuts, you’ll be able to learn …

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16 Amazing Fonts For Commercial Use for Your Next POD or Graphic Design Project

Kat Landreth — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:56:11 +0000

I love a good font. Sometimes I download them even when I don’t have a particular use in mind. But there are times I really need a font that’s free for commercial use, and that narrows down my choices substantially. There are still some great 100% OK for commercial use fonts out there if you …

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How to Install GIMP

Kat Landreth — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 05:36:47 +0000

You’ve decided to come join the fun in GIMP land, and we’re excited to have you! Now the question is, how do you get GIMP up and running on your computer? It’s really easy to Install GIMP. Here’s the basic idea: First, you’ll need to know just a little information about your computer. Basically, you’ll …

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Don’t Understand GIMP Terms? Here are A Few Simple Definitions That Might Help

Kat Landreth — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 12:21:37 +0000

GIMP can be pretty confusing at first, just like any complex software. In GIMP you’ll find a lot of technical photography terms, digital image terms, and even software interface terms. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by GIMP, have a look at the simple definitions of a few of these terms. I promise, most of it isn’t …

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