Sahli GIMP Tutorials The Gimp is a free photo editing - Subdude-site
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1. Hold and drag in any direction you want Pull it and release Some will take a while to blend Allow time This is where experimentation will be fun 1B etree Tm coer fm e pus fae pap jaw Gabe pi _ Untitled 1 0 RGB 1 layer 20792953 GIMP 8 pe Ea Seek View brage bayer A line will appear as you drag gradient across document Example of long pull repetition of f pattern Example of short pull repetition of pattern Peder These gradients are editable as far as colors and color schemes It will not be covered on this sheet Text NEED Any poster or announcement needs words to make the poster or announcement worthwhile PROCESS Remember the limitations of the program Have your text set in place before many enhancements Some text enhancements are a new layer so watch for that Also remember Edit Undo Open the document you plan on using for text options Students for drop shadow on ad Filters Light and shadow Drop shadow Make two of these one two different altoids colors Sizes depend on size of your text2. steps are below PROCESS Begin with two photographs both opened in GIMP Identify which photo will be edited to be placed on the top Here we will place a pineapple on a fruit basket Pineapple will be on top vo 0 Br GNIS 6 Crop and select just image needed Remove all background from the item as discussed earlier We now need to copy selected image RIGHT CLICK on selected Image EDIT CUT or COPY Original pineapple picture is now basically done unless errors are evident Minimize window Do not close or change selection We may need to right click edit copy again Bring Background picture back to working area Here the fruit basket will be the background image Open Layer dialogue box WINDOWS DOCKABLE DIALOGUES LAYERS basket jpg 2 0 RGB 1 layer 1325 1146 GIMP soe x file Edit Select View fmage Layer Colors Jools Filters Windows Help Om 255 309 75 zgap 1250 We now need to paste the pineapple on the fruit RIGHT CLICK on the fruit EDIT PASTE AS NEW LAYER ewed In the layer dialogue box change the name of the newly pasted pineapple This makes further layer editing easier and allows for continued editing Double click on the newly pasted layer it may be called clipboard Then change the name to something identifiable I called the new layer pineapple hehehe Save your new image Image is not complete but progress should be saved so you do not have to redo FILE SA
3. you know what you will be doing with your document If you click on advanced options you will get background options resolution options and other options For a full page document choose Letter then reduce size by an inch so 7 5 by 10 That keeps the resolution strong v If you are planning on putting another image on the new background make sure the size of your new document is not too large for your images you plan on layering IF the new layers are too small they will become pixilated upon enlarge Background fill NEED Strictly cosmetic I think Regular color or gradients can add to the appearance of the document Gradients are nice for announcements and such Plain color will work for warnings and wall posters Plain color One of a million possible gradient options Background fill Click the bucket Choose background or foreground color Make sure Fill whole selection is clicked Click on background or foreground box to choose color If FG box top box Gradients Gradients are fun to play with Gradients are editable adjustable and layerable Jus the simple nickel tour Click on the gradient box to the right of the bucket v It may then be easiest to open the gradient dialogue box window dockable dialogues gradients This allows for possible editing Choose a color scheme It can be edited for color and pattern of color Choices are literally endless Choose a shape Click on one area of the image
4. Cropping allows removal and proportioning of those situations PROCESS me n oe ao me Click the crop tool Exacto Knife SSSI SSSSS SS SSsssSs ssieetee Click on an approximate beginning area of photo and drag diagonally across to other approximate area of crop Lighter area is what is selected Darker area will be cropped out Corner boxes will show up on release of mouse These boxes allow for resizing Hit Enter when lines are where you want the picture to be File Save or Save as depending on purpose Cutting a Selection NEED Many pictures have a background that is unneeded or a selection needs to be moved to another place PROCESS Open picture in GIMP Click on Scissor select tool scissors Click around object needed to be highlighted The more contrast from object to background the easier it will be Begin and end in the exact same spot same dot Move lines to correspond with contrasted image Click in the middle of selection to complete the selection Moving lines will appear around the selection If they do not start again Image is now selected and ready for further editing Filing a selection NEED Photos used for writing have a very specific need and use We must be able to identify that need and use for it to be useful for the students and their readers Backgrounds left in pictures that are printed and used for instruction purpose are a hindrance to that purpose I have become f
5. Sahli GIMP Tutorials The Gimp is a free photo editing program similar to Photoshop but not It has many of the same tools at a fraction of the cost Photoshop is a great program for professional designers and photo enthusiasts Gimp is a great program for educators and any home user who is willing to experiment a bit Gimp s interface and tools can take some getting used to It s not completely user friendly but is incredibly useful For those times when we become confused Gimp has thousands of users who are willing to help and guide through a variety of forum pages some good ones are below http www gimptalk com http gimp tutorials net http registry gimp org http www ghuj com http gimpology com http docs gimp org en online gimp user s manual This short 15 hour class will attempt to familiarize all with its tools and basic processes We first must become familiar with THE GIMP S beginning interface The identified icons will be important for this class Scale Resizes the image or Rotate Rotates and layer Make sure the keep Color Select Selects similar spins image as needed aspect box is checked or hold colors Selections can then crtl to keep size consistent be edited or deleted etc Scissor Select tool Used to Crop tool Click and drag to a cre go around items First and make selection Selection can ae Noe oo SA last click should be same be adjusted with visible boxes oe place Click i
6. VE AS Choose a name and add xcf Dot xcf will allow for further editing of layers If you leave it JPG you will flatten image and lose layer options BUT it must be JPG to be recognized in other applications word etc PER Flip If item needs some The following steps are concerned with editing the flipping this is the button layers and merging when done The top layer often does not come in the correct orientation It also may need some color and brightness editing We will first resize scale the pineapple This will work best with the scale icon Click scale then image Pull Keep Aspect Box should and push corners to where be checked unless you want you want the image to hold the Crtl button Tow 7 pineapp Lotea swe cma aj Rotating the image is pretty similar Click the rotate icon and twist layer until it is where you want To make the image perfect adjust color brightness etc z0 W pineapple 31 7 M3 New document NEED We may need to create a variety of documents to warn invite inform or whatever Of course Microsoft WORD can create some of these but with an image editor one can make it better and more colorful PROCESS Open GIMP From there hit file new A new window will open with options There are a series of preset sizes available through the template box These will be handy if you know what you are doing You can also customize if
7. amiliar with GIMP for this reason Cool layers and gradients are neat in the right application but often we as educators do not need them We need pictures that help with our instruction and presentation PROCESS Image should already be selected as identified above Click SELECT INVERT to select background See note on page 2 Click the bucket Make sure whole selection is selected and background or foreground is chosen SELECT NONE and crop as necessary ERASE mistakes 005JPG 1 0 RGB 1 layer 2592x1944 GIMP ee Eile Edit Select View Image Layer Colors Jools Filters Windows Help Toolbox z 10 1590 DABARA o ADE 7 FATE E owe Foreground color Fill Suchen Fae G Mode Norma gt a Opacity J 1000 5 Background color Fill I Cer FG color fil TE BG color fil Fill whole selection ig Mi If area is selected ee Affected Area Shiti D Fil whole selection Fill similar colors ss _ Fill similar colors If background has already been changed or deleted Layers NEED Photographs used for a specific purpose often have needs If you are using GIMP to create a flyer announce a celebration or fool a relative layers make it all possible and more easily editable Working with layers in GIMP is a process that can be tough to learn but worth it Layers will allow individual editing without adjusting the whole product The steps to familiarize oneself with the process will include layered images Simplified hopefully
8. n center to Hit ENTER to crop to O PA F T i completely select selection E i f En Ei 7 Move tool Used to move Bucket Tool Fills in p s items layers or text Make selected area Make sure e i sure your proper layer etc is ee 2 pa a selected before using identified Text Tool Will act as a Paint Brush Use to color layer Can be edited and n i around items Color can be saved as text 5 changed based on color identifier Eraser tool Will be useful T Gradient fill Fills in when working with layers selected area through user Erases selection to reveal the selected gradients layer behind Can be set to Foreground black 1 different transparencies background wh ite Toggle between the two using the buttons below them Clicking the color will allow color change Keys and tips gt When working with layers save early and save often Save as xcf to be allowed to continue working with layers Save as JPG for compatibility with other programs Word PowerPoint ETC gt When working with picture and non text layers immediately name the layer Failure to do this could flatten image and layer will not be usable gt Make sure Layer Dialogue box is open and layer to be working on is highlighted o Windows Dockable dialogues e Layers gt When coloring a background after selection don t forget to Select Invert or selected image will disappear gt If the eraser does not era
9. se make sure that correct layer is selected If that is not the problem click LAYERS TRANSPARNCY ADD ALPHA CHANNEL gt Edit Undo gt GIMP is not a text editor but can modify and enhance text Layer information is necessary gt Text enhancements are often times new layers so they will not move or edit with original text layer gt Anything Photoshop can do Gimp can do cheaper free High end Photoshop users will disagree gt Save final photo as jpg so it can be used by any other applications Coool features Drag and drop opening of pictures File create screen shot It s FREE Donations are accepted Resizing a PHOTO NEED Many documents do not need the super high quality that many cameras are now capable of How many times have we gone to a web page or received an emailed photo that took up too much of the screen Resizing to ease in sending and receiving and loading is an absolute necessity PROCESS Open picture in GIMP File Open put picture from school computer here with network options OR Open folder with pictures and pull one over to the GIMP Click layer scale layer to open dialogue box Identify size wanted Place width in first box then click in second and ratio will stay the same Cropping a PHOTO NEED Often times a photo does not fit the needed proportion requirements of a document or a print Other times there are sections of the photo that are not needed in the picture Uncle Bob
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