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The GIMP Community - Index page. Getting Around in GIMP. There are a ton of tutorials already available on the internet for using GIMP to do different things (heres some from gimp.org, Gimptalk, and Meet the GIMP for example).

Getting Around in GIMP

I noticed that though many of these tutorials are great, they didn't necessarily meet my needs for wanting to do high quality post-processing of my personal photos (with the exception of Meet the GIMP). I've cobbled together a handful of techniques for photo retouching, and thought I would try to share some of them with everyone here. Create a gradient · Tankedup-Imaging. In the main GIMP toolbox double click on the Fill with a colour gradient.

Create a gradient · Tankedup-Imaging

This opens the Gradient options box, here you are presented with various options for your gradient. If you click on Gradient a dropdown list of set gradients will appear that you can use for your image. Handy Tweaks To Make GIMP Replace Photoshop - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement Today, too many websites are still inaccessible.

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