In an earlier article I said that GIMP was the most unintuitive, unfriendly graphics package I've ever had to use. Now, since using it more, I stand by "unintuitive" but I think it's fantastic; and I hope to convince you of the same with this little guide to using GIMP. My problem with GIMP was my attitude: I thought it was an arts package that could be used like KolourPaint, Paint or Painter. I thought it was something I could use to create simple pictures or masterpieces (ahem, in my own mind only ). Because I couldn't, well, didn't know how, I was frustrated by GIMP so only used it to … [Read more...]
How to Make a Semi-Transparent Image Using GIMP
September 18, 2009 by 24 Comments
See also: All About GIMP - A Simple User Guide. Took me ages to work this out so I hope it comes in handy for you. If you've ever used GIMP then you will know that it's not the most intuitive graphics editor to learn to use. To prove that point, I frequently open images in Kolourpaint (the Linux equivalent to Window's Paint) to make minor edits then re-open them in GIMP to do the bits I can't do in Kolourpaint and vice-verse. I know GIMP is a powerful graphics editor I just wish it were more intuitive. Anyway... Two things I recently learned to do with GIMP: Convert every … [Read more...]
