GIMP [Read-Only]

GIMP

GIMP Overview GIMP is an acronym for:

GNU Image Manipulation GIMP is a multiplatform tool suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition and image construction.

GIMP Tutorials • Basics – Scale Image – Crop – Flip – Rotate

• Quick Mask • Red Eye Removal

GIMP Basics Scale Image:

Image => Scale Image

GIMP Basics Crop Image:

Image => Zealous Crop

GIMP Basics Flip Image:

Image => Transform => Flip

GIMP Basics Rotate Image: Image => Transform => Rotate

GIMP Quick Mask

Select area to be masked.

GIMP Quick Mask

Press QuickMask button at bottom left OR Shift+Q

GIMP Quick Mask

After hitting Quick Mask button, area is masked.

GIMP Quick Mask

Edit: Use filters Example: Filter -> Distort -> Waves

GIMP Quick Mask

1. Hit QuickMask button again to make selection. 2. Then invert (to choose outside area) by Ctrl+I

GIMP Quick Mask

Fill selected area with Color

GIMP Red Eye Removal 1. Use the Ellipse Tool

OR

press ‘E’

2. Select the red eye with the ellipse tool: 3. Open Red Eye Removal tool

GIMP Resources

• Tutorials: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ • Documentation: http://docs.gimp.org/en/

Inkscape Resources • Tutorials: – Basics: http://inkscape.org/doc/basic/tutorialbasic.html – 35 Intermediate/Advanced Tutorials http://speckyboy.com/2009/04/28/35-tutorialsto-create-amazing-vector-graphics-usinginkscape/