4 tips for GIMP beginners

[Blizzardnh]

https://opensource.com/life/16/6/tricks-gimp-beginners

Everybody is a beginner sometime. And for new users to GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, starting out with a new interface can be daunting, especially when you downloaded it just because you wanted to make a few simple modifications like cropping or resizing an image. Fortunately, there are lots of resources out there to help you get started.

[geronl]

I often look up how to do things on GIMP but I almost never remember, lol.

It's not always a very easy program to use.

[Doug Loss]

There's a project called Gimpshop (https://www.gimpshop.com/) that redesigned the GIMP user interface to be close to that of Photoshop.  I don't know if the project is still being maintained, but It's worth taking a look.

[Oceander]

I'm still running on the 64 bit version they put out years and years ago.  I tried one of the revisions a few years ago and really didn't care for they changes they made to the standard interface so I reverted back to the old one.  For vectors I use CorelDraw 6.

[geronl]

Is it for Windows and Linux too.... or...

[Doug Loss]

Is it for Windows and Linux too.... or...

GIMP runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux.  And likely, if you have any *nix type of system, a version is already available or can be compiled.

[ShadowAce]

Tech Ping!

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[geronl]

GIMP runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux.  And likely, if you have any *nix type of system, a version is already available or can be compiled.

Great, I will give it a shot

[Oceander]

GIMP is good stuff, especially considering the price!

[Wingnut]

https://opensource.com/life/16/6/tricks-gimp-beginners

I was afraid to click the link.  Sounded like a kinky porno site for people who want to get into nonable-bodied persons.

[geronl]

GIMP runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux.  And likely, if you have any *nix type of system, a version is already available or can be compiled.

I meant GIMPshop and this word "compile" scares me. :p

[Blizzardnh]

I often look up how to do things on GIMP but I almost never remember, lol.

It's not always a very easy program to use.

I don't use it often so I have the same problem.

[Blizzardnh]

I was afraid to click the link.  Sounded like a kinky porno site for people who want to get into nonable-bodied persons.

Kinda like google , never type tranny when you mean transmission.

[jmyrlefuller]

I like GIMP. I've been using it on Windows for almost a decade now.

(And no, alas, GimpShop isn't maintained anymore. The guy running it got ticked and stopped maintaining it a few years ago because someone decided to take the gimpshop.com domain and distribute their own, adware-laden copy of it.)

[Wingnut]

Kinda like google , never type tranny when you mean transmission.

Amen to that!