by Mike | Apr 25, 2023 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Tools
The “Paths” tool is a very powerful and commonly used tool in GIMP that lets you draw straight lines and curves for a variety of uses. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to customize your paths by moving, adding, or deleting path nodes – also...
by Mike | Aug 22, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Help, GIMP Tools, GIMP Tutorials
In this article, I’ll be providing an in-depth look at the amazing Handle Transform Tool in GIMP! The Handle Transform tool in GIMP is a unique tool that allows you to place between 1 and 4 handles on your image, then use those handles to transform your layer,...
by Mike | Apr 26, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Help, GIMP Selections, GIMP Tools
In this help article I’ll be showing you how to add a stroke to your shapes using a simple, beginner-friendly method. You can watch the video version of this tutorial below, or skip over it for the full help article version available in 30+ languages. Video: How...
by Mike | Feb 4, 2022 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Filters, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Text Effects, GIMP Tutorials
In this help article I’ll be showing you a quick and easy beginner-friendly method for creating awesome 3D text using GIMP. GIMP is a free photo editing and graphic design program most similar to Photoshop. Let’s get into it! Video: Insanely Simple 3D Text...
by Mike | Jan 22, 2022 | Best of GIMP, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Help, GIMP Photo Editing, GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP vs Affinity Photo, GIMP vs Free Software
2022 is upon us, and we officially made it through 2021. You know what that means! It’s time for my definitive “Best Tutorials of 2021” list to showcase the most popular GIMP tutorials from the Davies Media Design YouTube channel through the previous...
by Mike | Oct 12, 2021 | GIMP Filters, GIMP Graphic Design, GIMP Text Effects, GIMP Tutorials
In this article I’ll be showing you how to add a drop shadow effect in GIMP using a built-in filter. Drop shadows can be added to text, as well as any object or layer with multiple objects – so long as that layer has an alpha channel (more on that...
