GIMP Help Articles
We cover a variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced GIMP topics in our step-by-step GIMP Help Articles. Plus, we keep you up to date with the latest GIMP news.
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...
How to Download & Install GIMP for Windows
In this article, I'll show you how to download and install the latest version of GIMP, the free photo editor and Photoshop alternative, on a Windows computer. GIMP is safe to download, with a Security Confidence Index score of 97.3%, thanks in part to security checks...
GIMP vs Krita – Which is the better free Photo Editor?
GIMP and Krita are both at the top of their respective categories in the free software space, with GIMP being the best free photo editor by far and Krita arguably the best digital painting app. However, Krita has been introducing many intriguing photo editing features...
GIMP Search Actions Feature | Quickly Find & Open Any Effect, Image, or Menu Item
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...
The Best New Feature in Every GIMP 2.10 Release Version | 2.10 to 2.10.24
In this article I’ll be going over the best new feature in every GIMP 2.10 release version. You can see all the new features that were released in every GIMP stable release version, including the original GIMP 2.10 release, and subsequent stable release versions GIMP...
How to Create Frames from Selections in GIMP
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 friendly...
How to Copy and Paste Selections in GIMP
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 there are a...
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!...
Free Software Pioneer and Controversial Figure Richard Stallman Reinstated to FSF Board
According to an article from The Verge, Richard Stallman "is rejoining the board of the Free Software Foundation." Stallman is unarguably one of the most, if not THE most, polarizing figures in the free software and tech worlds. What makes this man so divisive? To put...
21 GIMP Graphic Design Tutorials to Master for 2021
GIMP may be a free photo editor, but it has amazing capabilities when it comes to graphic design. With its myriad shape and free-hand selection tools, paths tool, text tool, and live-preview filters (known as GEGL filters) that make certain graphic design techniques...
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