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25 GIMP Photo Editing Tutorials for Photographers

by Michael Davies | Oct 14, 2020 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Photo Editing, GIMP Tutorials

Photo editing is GIMP's bread and butter - it's what the program was made for after all! GIMP is described first and foremost as a free photo editor - helping you improve the color, sharpness, lighting, etc. of your photos with myriad tools and features that are all...

A Q&A with the Glimpse Image Editor Development Team

by Michael Davies | Sep 24, 2020 | GIMP News

I have been following the Glimpse project - a fork project of GIMP that aims to make the software more accessible while also improving its performance - for quite some time now and have continually asked myself many questions about the vision of this project and other...

What’s New in Every GIMP 2.10 Release Version

by Michael Davies | Sep 22, 2020 | GIMP News, GIMP Tutorials

Over the years, I've released videos covering all the important new features from GIMP 2.10 release versions as they were announced. In this list, I've compiled all those videos to make it easy for you guys to review each new feature from GIMP 2.10 through GIMP...

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...

20 GIMP Tutorials for Beginners in 2020

by Michael Davies | Sep 3, 2020 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Help, GIMP News, GIMP Tutorials

Are you brand new to the GIMP photo editor? Want to learn the basics of how to use it, while also getting some real-world examples that show GIMP's features in action? You've come to the right place! Davies Media Design has been creating GIMP tutorials since 2011, and...

GIMP is Quietly Working On Its Own Version of “Smart Objects” – And Its Just as Good as Photoshop’s

by Michael Davies | Jul 30, 2020 | GIMP News

The GIMP team recently informed me that the next upcoming version of GIMP will be GIMP 2.10.22 (no GIMP 3.0 just yet - womp). Though there has been no official announcements of specific features to come in this next version, there has been one feature announcement in...

How to Transform Paths in GIMP

by Michael Davies | Jul 20, 2020 | GIMP Basics, GIMP Help, GIMP Tools, GIMP Tutorials

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,...

Glimpse Image Editor – the Future of GIMP?

by Michael Davies | Jul 10, 2020 | GIMP Customization, GIMP News

Many of you are probably familiar with Glimpse - the GIMP clone that is aiming to make GIMP more accessible and professional by giving the program a new name and tweaking some outdated or unnecessary features. Currently, the program is based on GIMP 2.10.12 - which is...

How to Install PhotoGIMP for Windows

by Michael Davies | Jun 30, 2020 | GIMP Customization

Are you a longtime Photoshop user looking to finally make the switch to GIMP - the free photo editing and photo manipulation software? You may find PhotoGIMP useful in helping you make the switch. This free patch by DioLinux simplifies the GIMP user interface by...

10 Logo Color Combinations for Your Design Projects

by Michael Davies | Jun 22, 2020 | GIMP Customization, GIMP Graphic Design, Inkscape, Inkscape Customization

Looking for great color combinations to use in your graphic design or logo projects? You're in luck! I've put together 10 awesome color schemes below - which each include the name of the color and the HEX code for the color (which you can copy and paste into your...

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