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!...

Quickly Change Colors in a Photo with This GIMP Tool (Help Article)

by Michael Davies | Jan 22, 2021 | GIMP Help, GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP Tutorials

There are many ways to recolor a photo in GIMP – with some being more tedious, though more accurate, than others. In this tutorial, I show you what I think is one of the simplest and yet still more accurate methods for recoloring a photo (or changing any color...

20 GIMP Photo Manipulation Tutorials for 2020

by Michael Davies | Sep 3, 2020 | GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP Tutorials

GIMP is a free photo manipulation program most similar to Photoshop that allows you the freedom to create any photo composition you want. It has evolved over the years (especially in 2020) to become a powerful piece of software for creating digital art or for...

Create Realistic Wall Graphics in GIMP with Color to Alpha

by Michael Davies | Mar 11, 2020 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP Tutorials

In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you an easy way to create textured, realistic wall graphics using GIMP! The result not only contains realistic shading and texture, but also allows other elements such as vegetation to realistically cover up the graphic. This method...

30 FREE Rain Overlays for GIMP in HD

by Michael Davies | Nov 12, 2019 | GIMP Customization, GIMP Help, GIMP Photo Editing, GIMP Photo Manipulation, GIMP Tutorials

Want to add rain to your photo editing or photo manipulation projects in GIMP? Now you can! I’ve created a totally free Rain Overlay pack that includes 30 unique rain images overlayed on a black background in full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 px). These JPEG photos can...

How to Install the G’MIC-QT Plugin for GIMP on a MAC

by Michael Davies | Nov 9, 2019 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Customization, GIMP for MAC, GIMP Help, GIMP Photo Editing, GIMP Photo Manipulation

G’MIC is a fast-growing free plug-in that adds a ton of image processing functionality and general image editing and manipulation effects to GIMP. As a result of the software’s growing popularity, GIMP users have been heading over to the creator’s...