GIMP
If you are new to using GIMP, you might have been introduced to the amazing keyboard shortcuts you can use. But it is common for people to accidentally hit the wrong key combination when they are still learning how to use GIMP. You might hit the wrong combination and find yourself in trouble, having lost …
To cut one or more elements from an image, you can highlight areas of the image. In particular, if you wish to create a photo collage. To do this kind of editing, there are several selection tools available. Several GIMP features enable you to highlight just a portion of an image. To add a certain …
Most photographers like to add borders to images and texts before they print their work. Adding a border to your image or text in your image can add a good frame around the photo when it is done properly. When using GIMP, adding borders is not complicated; you can do it in any color you …
When you take a picture, you want it to be perfect and fitting. However, sometimes even the most perfect photos do not begin being that way until they are edited. They might have unwanted space, person, or object inside them. The space, object, or person is not bad, but it removes the focus of the …
Sometimes, when you take certain photos, you may need to blur some parts of the images, especially if they contain sensitive information. Blurring an image means making that selected part of the image less sharp and hence noticeable. It will distort the details of that particular part of the image. It also emphasizes private or …
In an image, an edge is a set of contiguous pixel positions where an abrupt change of intensity values happens. Edges are boundaries between background and objects. While image editing, you might want to smoothen your edges or blur them, especially if you want to create a certain theme for the photo. It gives the …
Fill selection in GIMP makes GIMP fill a pre-existent selection or the whole layer. GIMP has fill tools that you can use to fill a certain selection or the whole layer with a color of your choice. There are methods you can use to fill in GIMP, depending on the tool and method of filling …
The active layer, a selection, or a route can be rotated using the Rotation tool. With this tool, a Rotation adjustment dialog opens when you click on the image or the selected area. The rotation angle and the point-marked rotation axis can both be adjusted there. Dragging the mouse pointer over the image or the …
A free, multi-platform graphics editor is GIMP, also known as the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Users can design a new logo or banner with the help of its various capabilities. The Text Along Path tool is among the features. Using the Text Along Path tool, the text is transformed into polylines and placed along a …
An image too big for a given purpose is a common issue that arises mainly when embedded in a webpage, posted somewhere online, or included in an email, for instance. In this situation, it is common to desire to reduce the image’s size to one that is better suited to your needs. GIMP makes it …