GIMP Search Actions Feature | Quickly Find & Open Any Effect, Image, or Menu Item

by Michael Davies | May 10, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Help

The GIMP Search Actions feature, also known as the Integrated Search Feature, is a quick and easy way to find ANYTHING you’d like to open in GIMP. This feature works with finding and opening filters, effects, images, tools, and pretty much any menu item that exists in...

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...

How to Draw a Rectangle in GIMP

by Michael Davies | Feb 24, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Selections, GIMP Tools

Looking to learn how to draw a rectangle in GIMP? It’s super easy and beginner friendly! In this GIMP Help Article, I’ll show you how to draw rectangles in GIMP using built-in tools. You can watch the video version of this tutorial below, or skip over it...

How to Create Dot Patterns in GIMP (Help Article)

by Michael Davies | Feb 1, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Help, GIMP Tutorials

In this GIMP Help Article, I’ll be showing you how to easily create your own custom dot patterns! You can create patterns of any size for any composition, and this technique covers making your patterns seamless so that they evenly cover any document. Finally, I...

How to Create Custom Guides in GIMP

by Michael Davies | Jan 8, 2021 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Help, GIMP Tools, GIMP Tutorials

Creating guides inside GIMP is a bit of a limited task as of the time of this tutorial. However, there are some very simple and effective workarounds to achieve custom guides at any angle and any position to help you accurately place objects or paint at angles. And...