How to Create Frames from Selections in GIMP

by Michael Davies | May 3, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Selections

Welcome to Davies Media Design, and in this article I’ll be showing you how to create frames for your images or graphics using selections in GIMP! With this technique, you can basically create a frame of any shape using selection areas. This is a beginner...

How to Copy and Paste Selections in GIMP

by Michael Davies | Apr 22, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Selections

In this GIMP basics help article I’ll be showing you how to copy and paste selections in GIMP. This task is quick and easy, so let’s dive right in! Step 1: Draw Your Selection Area I won’t go into detail on how to draw or create selections in GIMP as...

GIMP vs Affinity Photo: Comparing Two Popular Photo Editors and Adobe Alternatives

by Michael Davies | Apr 5, 2021 | GIMP News, GIMP Photo Editing, GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP vs Affinity Photo

Over the past several months I’ve received many requests to make a comparison between GIMP and Affinity Photo – especially after I released my GIMP vs Photoshop: Complete Comparison video. Well, in today’s article, I’ll finally be giving the people what they want!...

Free Software Pioneer and Controversial Figure Richard Stallman Reinstated to FSF Board

by Michael Davies | Mar 23, 2021 | Darktable News, Free Software News, GIMP News, Inkscape News

According to an article from The Verge, Richard Stallman “is rejoining the board of the Free Software Foundation.” Stallman is unarguably one of the most, if not THE most, polarizing figures in the free software and tech worlds. What makes this man so...

21 GIMP Graphic Design Tutorials to Master for 2021

by Michael Davies | Mar 17, 2021 | Best of GIMP, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Tutorials

GIMP may be a free photo editor, but it has amazing capabilities when it comes to graphic design. With its myriad shape and free-hand selection tools, paths tool, text tool, and live-preview filters (known as GEGL filters) that make certain graphic design techniques...