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Easily find a GIMP Help Article on a wide-range of topics, from the basics to how to create artistic and professional images and compositions.
GIMP Basics
How to Download GIMP Release Candidates and Development Releases (Windows)
GIMP recently announced it's latest GIMP 3.0 release candidate - GIMP 3.0 RC2 - which means you can now download and test out the version that will go on to become GIMP 3.0 (very soon, it appears). In this article, I'll show you exactly where you need to go and what...
25 Best GIMP Tutorials for Total Beginners
In this list, I lay out the 25 best GIMP tutorials for total beginners when beginning your journey in this amazing free photo editor! GIMP is a great Photoshop alternative that requires NO subscription and NO privacy concessions. It has tons of great photo editing and...
How to Move, Delete, and Add Path Nodes (Anchor Points) in GIMP
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 known as anchor points....
How to Create a Transparent Gradient in GIMP
In this help article I'll be showing you how to create a transparent gradient using GIMP. This is a very easy, beginner-friendly technique that allows you to have your image slowly "fade out" to transparency, or basically gradually erase the image. You can follow...
Where to Download CMYK Color Profiles for GIMP
GIMP support soft proofing CMYK colors while editing your images, meaning you can see what your images would look like printed on paper or another printing medium. Since GIMP edits in RGB color spaces only, this is an effective way to edit your images in GIMP with...
GIMP’s Handle Transform Tool In-Depth
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, image,...
GIMP Photo Editing
25 Best GIMP Tutorials for Total Beginners
In this list, I lay out the 25 best GIMP tutorials for total beginners when beginning your journey in this amazing free photo editor! GIMP is a great Photoshop alternative that requires NO subscription and NO privacy concessions. It has tons of great photo editing and...
How to Create a Transparent Gradient in GIMP
In this help article I'll be showing you how to create a transparent gradient using GIMP. This is a very easy, beginner-friendly technique that allows you to have your image slowly "fade out" to transparency, or basically gradually erase the image. You can follow...
How to Resize Images for WordPress in GIMP (and Why It’s Important)
Are you looking to upload images to your WordPress site, but aren’t sure what sizes or filetypes the images should be? Are you unfamiliar with the process of resizing and compressing images for the web? In this article, I’ll explain why using proper image sizing is...
How to Export Single Layers as Images from GIMP
Welcome back to Davies Media Design, and in this article I’ll be covering how to export single layers from your GIMP composition to any filetype. Here's an example of when you would use this: you've got a composition with a bunch of layers open, but you want to...
21 Best GIMP Tutorials of 2021
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 year. This list...
GIMP vs Affinity Photo: Comparing Two Popular Photo Editors and Adobe Alternatives
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!...
GIMP Graphic Design
How to Move, Delete, and Add Path Nodes (Anchor Points) in GIMP
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 known as anchor points....
GIMP’s Handle Transform Tool In-Depth
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, image,...
Add Strokes to Shapes in GIMP
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 to...
How to Create 3D Text in GIMP
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 with a...
21 Best GIMP Tutorials of 2021
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 year. This list...
How to Add a Drop Shadow in GIMP
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 momentarily). I'll...
GIMP Photo Manipulation
25 Best GIMP Tutorials for Total Beginners
In this list, I lay out the 25 best GIMP tutorials for total beginners when beginning your journey in this amazing free photo editor! GIMP is a great Photoshop alternative that requires NO subscription and NO privacy concessions. It has tons of great photo editing and...
How to Create a Transparent Gradient in GIMP
In this help article I'll be showing you how to create a transparent gradient using GIMP. This is a very easy, beginner-friendly technique that allows you to have your image slowly "fade out" to transparency, or basically gradually erase the image. You can follow...
21 Best GIMP Tutorials of 2021
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 year. This list...
GIMP vs Affinity Photo: Comparing Two Popular Photo Editors and Adobe Alternatives
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)
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 in a...
20 Best GIMP Photo Manipulation Tutorials for All Levels
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 to become a powerful piece of software for creating digital art or for retouching old and new...
GIMP News
GIMP 3.0 RC1 May Be Less Than a Week Away
Thanks to a highly productive month from GIMP's core contributors (spearheaded by Jehan), and an especially productive weekend, GIMP 3.0 has made huge strides in development and could be released in as little as 6 days. According to the GIMP 3.0 RC1 Milestones page,...
GIMP 3.0 RC1 Is “96% Complete,” Plus Release Date Prediction and Where to Download
6 Years Since GIMP 2.10.0 Was First Released It's been just over 6 years since GIMP 2.10.0 was initially released. It was a monumental moment not only for the GNU Image Manipulation Program and its community of photographers and designers, but also for the free and...
The 5 Best Features Coming to GIMP 3.0
GIMP 3.0 is set to redefine the landscape of open-source image editing with its highly anticipated release, bringing a host of innovative features that cater to both amateur and professional artists and photographers. As the long-awaited upgrade from GIMP 2.10, this...
Canva Acquires Affinity in Monster Shakeup of the Creative Software World
Affinity Announces It Has Been Acquired by Canva On March 26, the Affinity team broke news in a video on X that they have been “officially acquired by Canva.'' The blockbuster move has stunned the creative world and will undoubtedly heat up competition between Canva...
GIMP’s $1 Million Bitcoin Problem
The "Donate in Bitcoin" Button A couple weeks ago, I was mindlessly scrolling through various posts on X on the subjects of finance and cryptocurrency (as one does in this modern world), and I noticed that Bitcoin was once again stealing headlines thanks to another of...
GIMP 3.0 Update: Non-Destructive Editing Complete
GIMP's team of volunteer developers have been hard at work creating the emphatically anticipated GIMP 3.0 major release. Working against a self-imposed deadline of early May of 2024, many signs point to the team making great progress since my last GIMP 3.0 update....
GIMP Tools
How to Move, Delete, and Add Path Nodes (Anchor Points) in GIMP
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 known as anchor points....
GIMP’s Handle Transform Tool In-Depth
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, image,...
Add Strokes to Shapes in GIMP
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 to...
How to Draw a Rectangle in GIMP
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 to read the...
How to Create Custom Guides in GIMP
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...
How to Transform Paths in GIMP
In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to transform paths using GIMP. This is a very easy task to accomplish and can help expand your skill-set for photo editing and graphic design when working in GIMP. It is useful whenever you need to change the shape, position,...
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