HOW TO MAKE A PROFILE PICTURE FOR YOUR SOCIALS USING GIMP

How To Make A Profile Picture For Your Socials In Gimp

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Check the size for the profile picture and open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>CORRECT SIZE in this case;

750 in Width,

750 in Height

in px should be perfect for all your socials.

Using the>>>ELLIPSE SELECT TOOL by going to>>>SELECTION TOOLS>>>ELLIPSE SELECT and>>>DRAW A CIRCLE that fits the canvas.

Go to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert the highlighted bit.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL.

 

>>RIGHT CLICK anywhere on the canvas and go to>>>EDIT>>>CUT to cut away the outer background or use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS>>>C to cut.

 

RESELECT the circle using the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL and picking a colour use the>>>BUCKET FILL to fill in the circle.

   

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00.

   

>>ADD a >>>TRANSPARENT>>>IMAGE or >>>DRAG AND DROP IMAGE into Gimp and use the>>>SCALE TOOL to scale up or down the image or use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up. You can use the>>>MOVE TOOL to move around the image to taste. Also making sure the layer is at the>>>TOP of the>>>LAYERS PILE.

   

On the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE PANEL in the>>>LAYERS TAB>>>SELECT THE FIRST LAYER and use the>>>OPACITY to fade out the image to taste. If you can’t see the layers options go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS for the options to appear.

   

With the TOP>>>LAYER>>>SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>DISTORT>>>KALEIIDOSCOPE and mess about with the options. You can use the>>>ZOOM OPTION to zoom out to taste.   

>>SELECTING the>>>TOP LAYER Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to make the image fit the canvas  or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED and using the>>>FUZZY TOOL>>>SELECT THE CIRCLE then go to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert the selection.

With the>>>TOP LAYER SELECTED>>>RIGHT CLICK anywhere on the canvas and go to>>>EDIT>>>CUT to cut away the outer image or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS>>>C to cut.

>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>8-13 if you want to add more images or move on to the next step and>>>MOVE the layer>>>SECOND TO BOTTOM.

If you want to personalize it use your own images of yourself or band etc and with the>>>TOP LAYER SELECTED  use the>>>RESIZE TOOL to resize the image or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up. Also use the>>>MOVE TOOL to move the image to taste. I duplicated the layer by going to the>>>LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE and>>>RIGHT CLICK ON LAYER>>>and selected>>>DUPLICATE LAYER and used the>>>MOVE TOOL to move it in position then I use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>F to flip the picture horizontally moving it into position with the>>>MOVE TOOL.

>>>SELECTING>>>the>>>FIRST LAYER>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>FIRST LAYER and SELECT>>>MERGE DOWN if you have more than one image at the top of the layers as demonstrated. If you have just one photo ignore this step and go to the next bit.  

   

>>SELECTING the>>>TOP>>>LAYER and in the>>>LAYERS>>>TAB use the>>>OPACITY option to fade out the images or image to taste.

>>>TURN OFF the>>>TOP>>>THREE>>>LAYERS by>>>CLICKING on the>>>EYE in the>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS TAB.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED and going to>>>LAYER>>>ADD NEW LAYER use the>>>ELLIPSE TOOL to>>>DRAW A SMALL CIRCLE and>>>PICKING A COLOUR use the>>>BUCKET FILL to>>>FILL IN THE CIRCLE or shape also move the layer to the top of the>>>LAYERS in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS TAB so you can see it better.

With the TOP>>>LAYER>>>SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>DISTORT>>>KALEIIDOSCOPE and mess about with the options. You can use the>>>ZOOM OPTION to zoom out to taste. 

 

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>SELECT the>>>CIRCLE and go to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert the selection.

With the>>>FIRST LAYER SELECTED use the>>>CUT TOOL to cut away the outer bits leaving only in the circle filled with in this case small yellow circles. You can use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS>>>C to cut also>>>MOVE the>>>LAYER>>>THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM in the>>>LAYERS TAB so it’s underneath the images.

With the>>>FIRST LAYER SELECTED Go to>>>COLOURS>>>HUE SATURATION and mess about with the options to taste or any of the>>>COLOUR OPTIONS.

>>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>23>>>SELECTING the>>>SECOND>>>FOURTH and>>>FIFTH LAYER one at a time before going to>>>FILTERS>>>REPEAT HUE SATURATION to change to same settings as step 23. 

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED and>>>SELECTING A COLOUR use the>>>PAINT BRUSH to>>>DRAW LINES and>>>REPEAT with a>>>COUPLE OF COLOURS or as many as you want.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>RECENTLY USED>>>KALEIDOSCOPE and change to taste using the>>>ZOOM OPTION to make a repeated pattern.

>>>TURN OFF ALL LAYERS except the>>>LAST LAYER and with the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED go to>>>LAYERS>>>ADD NEW LAYER and>>>PLACE the>>>LAYER at the>>>BOTTOM of the>>>LAYERS pile in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS PANEL then>>>SELECTING a>>>COLOUR use the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL to fill in the transparent bits.

 

Experiment with>>>COLOURS and>>>FILTERS to taste.

 

With>>>ANY of the>>>TOP>>>TWO LAYERS SELECTED use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>DRAG OVER THE IMAGE SELECTING it. Then going to the>>>THIRD LAYER and using the>>>CUT TOOL cut away the image repeating for the other layers below the>>>TOP TWO LAYERS you can use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESSING>>>X to cut.

 

With>>>ANY of the>>>TOP>>>TWO LAYERS HIGHLIGHTED and the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>CUT TOOL to>>>CUT AWAY the>>>BACKGROUND of the>>>LAST LAYER in the>>>LAYERS TAB. You can use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESSING>>>C to cut then>>>SELECTING A DARK COLOUR use the>>>BUCKET FILL to>>>FILL IN the hole.

 

>>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>29-30 if you have a second image if not proceed to the next step.

 

With the>>>SECOND >>>TO>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>RECENTLY USED>>>KALEIDOSCOPE and change to taste using the>>>ZOOM OPTION to make a repeated pattern. Then use the>>>SCALE TOOL to get the image to fit the canvas you can use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS S to get the scale options to come up.

 

>>>SELECTING the>>>THIRD LAYER FROM THE BOTTOM>>>EXPERIMENT with the>>>COLOURS OPTIONS to taste.

 

>>OPEN UP a>>>BORDER or>>>DRAG AND DROP image into Gimp. I used flames but you can use wood, metal and random textures.  If not already>>>PLACE THE LAYER>>>THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM and use the>>>MOVE TOOL to>>>MOVE IT INTO POSITION and the>>>SCALE TOOL to>>>SCALE the>>>IMAGE up or down or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up.

>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>THIRD FROM THE BOTTOM LAYER in the>>>LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE and>>>SELECT>>>DUPLICATE LAYER. With the>>>FOURTH LAYER FROM THE BOTTOM SELECTED use the>>>MOVE TOOL to drag it into position then use the>>>ROTATE TOOL to rotate the image so it’s facing downwards or use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>R to rotate the image.

>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>35 for the other sides using the>>>SCALE TOOL to scale the image to fit the border or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to scale the image and the>>>FLIP TOOL to flip the image horizontally or use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and press>>>F to flip the image.

 

Now to add the font I used TextStudio.com but you can use your own fonts inside GIMP or other font websites.>>>OPEN FONT IMAGE or>>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp and use the>>>SCALE TOOL to scale the image or use the shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up. Make sure the>>>LAYER is at the>>>TOP of the>>>LAYERS PILE in the>>>LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE. You should leave a quarter of the canvas size of space enough space to crop a circle like most social profile pictures are. 

If you want to change the colour of the font image>>>SELECT the>>>FIRST LAYER in the>>>LEFT HAND LAYERS TAB and mess about with the>>>COLOURS OPTIONS: COLOUR BALANCE, COLOUR TEMPTURE, HUE CHROMA, HUE SATURATION and SHADOW HIGHLIGHTS to taste.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; INSERT NAME__PROFILE PIC.jpg or INSERT NAME__PROFILE PIC.png. Now you can upload them to your socials across all boards.

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HOW TO MAKE A WALLPAPER USING GIMP

How To Make A Wallpaper In Gimp #1

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

1080 in Width,

1920 in Height

in px

>>>OPEN up>>>FILE  or>>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp making sure it has a transparent background if not there are plenty of free sites online that will remove the background I used Removebg.com. If you see in the left hand side layers panel>>>FLOATING SELECTION>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and SELECT>>>TO NEW LAYER.

Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to>>>SCALE the image so it fits the canvas or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up.

With the TOP>>>LAYER>>>SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>DISTORT>>>KALEIIDOSCOPE and mess about with the options. You can use the>>>ZOOM OPTION to zoom out to taste.

 

>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>3-5 if you want to add more photos or ignore and carry on with the next step. Remember to use the>>>ZOOM OPTION to zoom in more and get a repeated pattern. If you need to>>>SCALE the image so it fits the canvas use the>>>SCALE TOOL to scale the image or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up.

 

Now with the>>>TOP LAYER SELECTED>>>in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS TAB>>>MOVE THE LAYER to the>>>SECOND to the>>>BOTTOM underneath the background.

   

>>>TURN OFF the>>>TOP TWO LAYERS in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL  use>>>the>>>EYE to turn off layer.   

Selecting the>>>TOP LAYER on the left hand side panel go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD LAYER and>>>PLACE>>>LAYER>>>SECOND TO BOTTOM.

   

Use the>>>PAINT BRUSH or>>>PENCIL to>>>DRAW LINES. and>>>SHAPES. Do this for a couple of colours or as many as you like.

   

With the SECOND TO BOTTOM>>>LAYER>>>SELECTED go to>>>FILTERS>>>DISTORT>>>KALEIIDOSCOPE and mess about with the options. You can use the>>>ZOOM OPTION to zoom out to taste.   

>>>TURN OFF BOTH TOP LAYERS by using the EYE in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL so that the eye is now now not showing  and same with the layers and go to>>>COLOURS>>>COLOUR BALANCE and mess about with the colours to taste you can also use>>>HUE CHROMA and>>>HUE SATURATION for the same effect. 

Now experiment with the>>>COLOURS OPTIONS TO TASTE.

You may want to repeat>>>STEP>>>11-13 using the other options in>>>COLOURS and you can mess about with>>>FILTERS too.

Selecting>>>THE BOTTOM LAYER use the>>>BUCKET FILL to>>>FILL IN the background it’s best to use dark colours for a dramatic effect.

>>>REPEAT STEPS 11-13 until you are happy with the results.

Now for the font I use TextStudio.com and>>>OPEN>>>FILE OR>>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp and place the layer>>>AT THE TOP.

SELECTING the>>>FIRST LAYER use the>>>SCALE TOOL to rescale the text or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up.

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00 and use the>>>MOVE TOOL to>>>CENTRE the>>>TEXT.

>>SELECTING the >>>TOP LAYER go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD NEW LAYER and make sure it is the>>>TOP LAYER.

With the>>>SECOND LAYER SELECTED and using the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL>>>DRAG THE MOUSE until the>>>FIRST WORD is>>>SELECTED.

With the>>>FIRST LAYER SELECTED and>>>PICKING A COLOUR and using the>>>BUCKET FILL  TOOL>>>FILL IN the>>>TEXT.

>>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>19-20 until the text is filled in with a colour.

With the>>>FIRST LAYER SELECTED>>>MOVE to the>>>SECOND LAYERS in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS TAB so it’s the>>>SECOND LAYER and>>>UNDNEATH THE TEXT and>>>A OUTLINE.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; WALLPAPER__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or WALLPAPER__INSERT NUMBER.png.

 

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HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO COLLAGE USING GIMP #4

How To Make A Photo Collage In Gimp #4

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Open up>>>SHAPE in this case a cannabis leaf  or>>>DRAG AND DROP file into Gimp. If you see on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL>>>FLOATING SELECTION>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>FIRST LAYER and>>>SELECT>>>TO NEW LAYER.

 

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

>>RESIZE the image to fit the guides outlines by using the>>>RESIZE TOOL or using shortcut>>>HOLD DOWN>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options to come up. It should snap into place but don’t be scared to make it bigger as long as it fits in the guides.

 

>SELECTING the>>>SHAPES LAYER the>>>FIRST LAYER in the>>>LAYERS PANEL on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE and with>>>IT SELECTED use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>HIGHLIGHT IT you may want to>>>HOLD SHIFT>>>HOLD the>>>LEFT BUTTON DOWN on your>>>MOUSE or TOUCHPAD and>>>DRAG DOWNWARDS to>>>HIGHLIGHT it.

 

Go to>>>LAYER>>>HOVER>>>over>>>TRANSPARNCY>>>and click on>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. Then with the>>>BOTTOM >>>LAYER>>>HIGHLIGHTED and the>>>SHAPE>>>HIGHLIGHTED>>>RIGHT CLICK on any bit of the canvas>>> and go to>>>EDIT>>>CUT or use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING DOWN>>>CTRL>>>and>>>X  to cut the shape into the background.

 

>>>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>6 and>>>7 until you added the>>>BACKGROUND SHAPE to all the boxes. 

   

With the>>>SHAPE LAYER in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE the>>>FIRST LAYER in the>>>LAYERS PANEL>>>TURN OFF the>>>LAYER by>>>CLICKING on the>>>FIRST EYE. 

   

Now with the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED>>>OPEN a>>>FILE or>>>DRAG AND DROP FILE into Gimp and if not already>>>PLACE at the>>>BOTTOM of the>>>LAYERS in the>>>LAYERS PANEL so the image is behind the shapes.

 

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>RESIZE TOOL to>>>RESIZE the>>>IMAGE>>>CENTRING the>>>IMAGE to the>>>SHAPE you can use shortcut by>>>HOLDING>>>CTRL>>>and>>>PRESSING>>>R to get the resize options to come up.

 

With the>>>SECOND LAYER SELECTED of the>>>CUT>>>OUT >>>SHAPES with>>>BACKGROUND and using the>>>FUZZY TOOL>>>CLICK on the>>>SHAPE with the>>>IMAGE in to>>>HIGHLIGHT it.    

Go to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert the highlighted bit.

   

You may want to>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER and use the>>>LASSO and>>>RECTANGLE SELECT and the>>EDIT>>>CUT options to get rid of any unwanted bits that overlay in the next section below, above or left and right of the boxes. You may also need to>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL more than once for each bit if it doesn’t appear to be>>>TRANSPARENT. Also you may lose the>>>SHAPE so>>>UNHIDE the>>>TOP LAYER by>>>CLICKING on the>>>EYE in the>>>LEFT>>>HAND>>>SIDE>>>LAYERS>>>PANEL.>>>SELECT the>>>TOP LAYER>>>HIGHLIGHT it by using the>>>FUZZY TOOL>>>SELECT the>>>BACKGROUND PICTURE WITH SHAPES on in this case the>>>SECOND LAYER>>>FIT the>>>HOLE with the>>>PICTURE and use>>>EDIT>>>CUT to remove the background keeping the shape.  

   

>>>REPEAT>>>STEPS 10-15 until you have all the images behind the frames making sure the>>>BACKGROUND is the>>>TOP LAYER>>>CUTTING any unwanted bits.

With the>>>BACKGROUND LAYER>>>SELECTED with the>>>SHAPES, in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS PANEL the>>>SECOND LAYER in this case use the>>>FUZZY TOOL to>>>HIGHLIGHT the>>>SHAPE.

>>>TURN OFF the>>>LAYERS by>>>TURNING OFF the>>>EYE of the image layers in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS PANEL one by one to determine what image to cut. 

With the in this case>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED and going to>>>SELECT>>>INVERT to invert and using the>>>RIGHT CLICK on any bit of>>>CANVAS and going to>>>EDIT>>>CUT to cut any of the unwanted bits or use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING DOWN>>>CTRL and>>>PRESSING>>>X so you get the shape for the image.

>>REPEAT>>>STEPS>>>16-19 until you cut out shapes for each image you laid down.

>>SELECT in this case the>>>SECOND LAYER the>>>BACKGROUND LAYER with>>>SHAPES on>>>RIGHT CLICK>>>ANYWHERE on the>>>CANVAS and>>>PRESS>>>DELETE LAYER to DELETE the>>>BACKGROUND leaving only the now shaped images.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD NEW LAYER and put it at the>>>BOTTOM of the LAYERS PILE on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL.

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER>>>SELECTED >>>CHOSING a>>>COLOUR and using the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL colour in the>>>BACKGROUND.

>>>ADD another file for the background by>>>OPENING AS NEW LAYER or>>>DRAGING AND DROPING into Gimp. If you see>>>FLOATING SELECTION in the>>>LAYERS TAB>>>RIGHT>>>CLICK on the>>>LAYER and >>>PRESS>>NEW LAYER.

>>>SELECTING the in this case>>>SECOND from the>>>BOTTOM in the>>>LAYERS TAB Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to>>>RESIZE the image or use shortcut >>>HOLD>>>SHIFT> and>>>PRESS>>>S to get the scale options up. 

Experiment with>>>FILL BUCKET, TEXTURES, COLOURS and>>>FILTERS to taste.

Experiment with>>>FILL BUCKET, TEXTURES, COLOURS and>>>FILTERS to taste.

>>>SELECTING the>>>TOP LAYER use the>>>LASSO to draw around the now>>>LEAF PHOTO.

>>ADD NEW LAYER and place at the>>>TOP of the LAYERS.>>>SELECTING the>>>FIRST LEAF PHOTO use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL  to select the leaf photo and choosing a>>>COLOUR and SELECTING the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL>>>FILL IN the>>>HIGHLIGHTED>>>SHAPE>>>EXPERIMENT  with>>>COLOURS to change the>>>BACKGROUND>>>COLOUR and>>>SHAPE UP the shape if need be.

With the in this case>>>YELLOW>>>LAYER selected in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE>>>LAYERS>>>PANEL the>>>THIRD LAYER from the BOTTOM in this case>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and>>>DUPLICATE LAYER using the>>>MOVE TOOL to>>>MOVE to the next section.

 

>REPEAT>>>STEP>>>29 until you have filled in all the outlines of the canvas and make sure in LAYERS they are near the bottom below>>ALL SHAPED IMAGES in this case a cannabis leaf.

 

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

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MIND YOUR HEAD ANIMATION TUTORIAL

Mind Your Head Animation Tutorial

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

>>LOAD FILE or >>>DRAG AND DROP file into Gimp. You can use the resize tool or use shortcut>>>HOLD SHIFT and PRESS R to resize the picture. You might see on the left hand side in the layers panel it says>>>FLOATING SELECTION. >>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and select>>>NEW LAYER now you can resize the picture.

Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL to select in this case the jagged bit. You can >>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>CLICK on the>>>LEFT BUTTON of the>>>MOUSE to select more than one bit. If you have a bottom layer remove it by>>>CLICKING on the last>>>LAYER and>>>PRESSING DELETE LAYER

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>COPY or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS C to copy the selected bit.

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>CUT or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to cut the selected bits. The jagged bit should now be transparent as I did one bit at a time.

 

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>PASTE  or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS V to paste the selected bits. If you see>>>FLOATING SELECTION in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE in the LAYERS PANEL>>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>FIRST LAYER and>>>SELECT>>>TO NEW LAYER>>>EXPORT AS the first frame with a JPG or PNG extension for example 0.jpg or 0.png.

 

With the first layer selected PRESS the FIRST>>>EYE to hide the layer it should be transparent. If it’s not >>>DELETE the last >>>LAYER in the left hand side>>>LAYERS PANEL and go to >>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL.

 

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>COLOUR PICKER to select in this case ANY>>>YELLOW BIT.

   

With the bottom layer selected Use the>>>PAINT BRUSH to fill in the transparent bit leaving in this case the jagged transparent bit completely yellow. If you can’t see the layers tab go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS to make it appear.

 

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>HOVER over>>>GUIDES and>>>SELECT>>>NEW GUIDE (BY PERCENTAGE) leave the options as they are >>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSITION>>>50.00 and press ok. Now drag the line in the middle of the picture by>>>HOLDING SHIFT and>>>HOLDING the>>>LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or>>>LEFT OF THE TOUCHPAD and dragging into position in this case the>>>BOTTOM of the>>>STICKMAN. Now repeat the step moving the guides now at the>>>TOP of the stickman>>>EXPORT AS changing the file name.

 

Repeat>>>STEP 3-6  to>>>SELECT>>>COPY>CUT and>>>PASTE the stickman 

 

With the >>>FIRST or >>>SECOND >>>LAYER>>>SELECTED in the left hand side layers panel>>>HIDE the LAYER by clicking on the on the first or second >>>LAYERS >>>EYE  to hide the layer.

 

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER>>>SELECTED fill in the transparent background by using the>>>COLOUR PICKER TOOL and>>>SELECTING the>>>COLOUR in this case >>>SELECTING ANY OF THE YELLOW and using the>>>BRUSH to fill in the hole.

  

>>>SELECTING the>>>BOTTOM LAYER>>>UNHIDE the>>>LAYER by>>>SELECTING THE LAYERS EYE to make it>>>VISBLE.

 

I want to make it look like the stickman has banged his head on the hovering object to do this use the>>>MOVE TOOL to move it up slightly and closer to the hovering object>>>EXPORT AS with a different file name when done. You may want to move the stickman closer to the object and>>>EXPORT AS with different file name before doing any of the this step.

 

Repeat >>>STEP 15 >>>EXPORTING AS  each time you move it up slightly and don’t forget to rename the file I did numbers so this one will be >>>3.jpg or >>>3.png and so forth. Do this until you finished animating the sign in this case until it’s in the original position.

>>>TURN ON the>>>JAGGED EDGE LAYER by>>>CLICKING on the>>>LAYERS EYE SECTION>>>The>>>FIRST or>>>SECOND LAYER in the>>>LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE and>>>EXPORT AS with different file name.

Experiment with>>>COLOURS>>>BUCKET FILL>>>TEXTURES and>>>FILTERS to taste>>>EXPORT AS each time you changed it.

 

You can use a gif maker like EGIF.com to put the gif together and save as a>>>gif or>>>MP4 file.

 

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RESPIRATOR ANIMATION TUTORIAL

Respirator Animation Tutorial

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<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

>>LOAD FILE or >>>DRAG AND DROP file into Gimp. You can use the resize tool or use shortcut>>>HOLD SHIFT and PRESS R to resize the picture. You might see on the left hand side in the layers panel it says>>>FLOATING SELECTION. >>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and select>>>NEW LAYER now you can resize the picture.

Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL to select in this case the stickman. You can >>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>CLICK on the>>>LEFT BUTTON of the>>>MOUSE to select more than one bit.

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>COPY or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS C to copy the selected bit.

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>CUT or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to cut the selected bits.

 

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>PASTE TO NEW LAYER or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS V to paste the selected bits.

 

With the first layer selected PRESS the FIRST>>>EYE to hide the layer it should be transparent. If it’s not >>>DELETE the last >>>LAYER in the left hand side>>>LAYERS PANEL and go to >>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL.

   

With the>>>BOTTOM LAYER SELECTED use the>>>COLOUR PICKER to select in this case ANY>>>BLUE BIT.

   

With the bottom layer selected Use the>>>PAINT BRUSH to fill in the transparent bit leaving in this case the circle completely blue.   

>>>UNHIDE the LAYER by clicking on the on the first layer eye section to unhide the layer.   

>>>EXPORT AS for the first frame with a>>>JPG or>>>PNG extension for example >>>0.jpg or  >>>0.png.    

Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to scale it up or down slightly. In this case I’m going to make it look like the picture shrink scaling it down each time and>>>EXPORT AS the frame with a >>>JPG or>>>PNG extension at the end of the file name for example>>>1.jpg or>>>1.png. For shortcuts you can HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>PRESS>>>S to scale the picture down.

 

Repeat step 12 >>>EXPORTING AS  each time you scaling it down slightly and don’t forget to rename the file I did numbers so this one will be >>>1.jpg or >>>1.png and so forth. Do this until you finished animating the sign. You may want to use the>>>MOVE TOOL to move it back into the centre of the blue circle. 

Experiment with filters, colours and the bucket tool but I rotated the picture once again rotating the picture ever so slightly by using the>>>ROTATE TOOL or use shortcut>>>HOLD SHIFT and PRESS R to rotate the picture and>>>EXPORT AS changing the file name. 

Repeat>>>>STEP 15 until you have down a full circle using>>>EXPORTING AS each time you>>>ROTATE the layer.

Go to>>>EDIT and click on>>>UNDO HISTORY to get the>>>UNDO HISTORY TAB up. And>>>UNDO until you first in this case rotated the layer>>>EXPORT AS changing the file name.

 

With the first layer selected. Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL to SELECT a eye but do experiment with other ideas you may have but if not select a eye. You can select the other by>>>HOLDING DOWN SHIFT and>>>CLICKING ON THE LEFT BUTTON OF MOUSE or>>>TOUCH PAD to select>>>BOTH EYES.

 

With the eyes selected use the>>>BUCKET FILL TOOL and choosing your colour>>>FILL IN the>>>EYES.

 

Repeat step 18 until you feel you have changed it enough times or you have ran out of colours or textures. Don’t forget to>>>EXPORT AS for each time you changed the colour and renaming each file.

 

>>>OPEN ANOTHER FILE or>>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp. I want to animate the eyes even more and selected a round transparent background picture in this case a radiation sign. Before you do that with the eyes selected go to>>>EDIT>>>CUT or use the shortcut by>>>CTRL>>>X to cut the layer leaving the original colour for the eyes.

 

 

If it says>>>FLOATING SELECTION in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL>>>RIGHT CLICK on the layer and press>>>TO NEW LAYER

 

 

Use the>>>SCALE TOOL to >>>RESIZE image so in this case it fits the eye. You can use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING SHIFT and>>>PRESSING>>>S to resize the image.

 

 

With the top layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on>>>FIRST LAYER and>>>PRESS DUPLICATE LAYER and use the >>>MOVE TOOL on any of the >>>FIRST TWO LAYERS and >>>MOVE the layer  into the other eye.

 

 

With the top layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on>>>FIRST LAYER and>>>PRESS>>>MERGE DOWN and use the >>>OPACITY in the >>>TOP of the>>>LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE >>>to make the layer>>>INVISBLE>>>EXPORT AS file and slowly use the>>>OPACITY to bring the picture back in. 

 

 

Repeat >>>STEP 25 until the layer is in its original state slowly bring in the>>>OPACITY back in and>>>EXPORT AS each time you changed the opacity in the>>>LAYERS SECTION.

   

 

Go to>>>EDIT>>>UNDO HISTORY and>>>UNDO just before you merged down the layers.

    

 

With the>>>FIRST or SECOND LAYER SELECTED use the>>>ROTATE TOOL to>>>ROTATE it slightly and>>>EXPORT AS with a different file name. You can use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING SHIFT and>>>PRESSING>>>R to rotate options to come up. If you can’t see the layers tab go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS to make it appear.

    

 

With the other>>>LAYER SELECTED use the>>>ROTATE TOOL to>>>ROTATE it slightly and>>>EXPORT AS with a different file name. You can use the shortcut by>>>HOLDING SHIFT and>>>PRESSING>>>R to rotate options to come up. You can also use the>>>MOVE TOOL to move it back into place. If you can’t see the layers tab go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS to make it appear.

 

Repeat>>>STEP>>>28 and>>>29 until you have done the full circle or animated enough>>>EXPORT AS each time you rotated both >>>TOP>>>LAYERS.

 

Experiment from here or you are done. I>>>SELECTED all the>>>LETTERS by using the>>>FUZZY TOOL and>>>HOLDING SHIFT and>>>DRAGING DOWNWARDS to>>>HIGHLIGHT the>>>OUTER FRAME the>>>WHITE BACKGROUND. Then I went to>>>EDIT>>>COPY>>>EDIT>>>CUT>>>EDIT>>>PASTE AS >>>NEW LAYER or shortcuts>>>HOLD CTRL and>>>PRESS C to copy the layer, >>>CTRL and>>>C to CUT the LAYER and>>>CTRL V to>>>PASTE back the layer leaving the images, background and text and a transparent background for the outer parts. 

 

Go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD NEW LAYER and drag the layer at the>>>BOTTOM in the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE LAYERS PANEL.

 

Now experiment again with the>>>OUTER TRANSPARENT BIT that is HIGHLIGHTED. Use the>>>BUCKET FILL, >>>TEXTURES, >>>FILTERS and>>>COLOURS to taste. Don’t forget to>>>EXPORT AS each time you>>>CHANGE the>>>BACKGROUND for moving backgrounds.

 

You can use a gif maker like EGIF.com to put the gif together and save as a>>>gif or>>>MP4 file.

 

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SLIPPERY FLOOR ANIMATION TUTORIAL

Wet Floor Animation Tutorial

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<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

>>LOAD FILE or >>>DRAG AND DROP file into Gimp. You can use the resize tool or use shortcut>>>HOLD SHIFT and PRESS R to resize the picture. You might see on the left hand side in the layers panel it says>>>FLOATING SELECTION. >>>RIGHT CLICK on the>>>LAYER and select>>>NEW LAYER now you can resize the picture.

 

Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL to select in this case the stickman. You can >>>HOLD>>>SHIFT and>>>CLICK on the>>>LEFT BUTTON of the>>>MOUSE to select more than one bit.

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>COPY or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS C to copy the selected bit.

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>CUT or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to cut the selected bits.

 

With the first layer selected>>>RIGHT CLICK on the picture and hover your cursor over>>>EDIT and>>>PRESS>>>PASTE or use shortcut>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS V to paste the selected bits.

 

If you see on the left hand side panel in the layers panel>>>FLOATING SELECTION>>>RIGHT CLICK on the layer and select>>>NEW LAYER 

   

With the first layer selected PRESS the FIRST>>>EYE to hide the layer it should be transparent. If it’s not >>>DELETE the last >>>LAYER in the left hand side>>>LAYERS PANEL and go to >>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL.

   

With the bottom layer selected and using the>>>COLOUR PICKER select in this case any yellow bit that’s not transparent.    

With the bottom layer selected Use the>>>PAINT BRUSH to fill in the transparent bit leaving in this case the triangle completely yellow.    

>>>UNHIDE the LAYER by clicking on the on the first layer eye section to unhide the layer.    

Use the>>>ROTATE TOOL to move it slightly. In this case I’m going to make it look like he’s falling so move it just slightly and>>>EXPORT the frame with a >>>JPG or>>>PNG extension at the end of the file name for example>>>0.jpg or>>>0.png. For shortcuts you can HOLD>>>SHIFT and >>>PRESS>>>R to rotate the stickman.    

Repeat step 12 >>>EXPORTING AS  each time you move it slightly and don’t forget to rename the file I did numbers so this one will be >>>1.jpg or >>>1.png and so forth. Do this until you finished animating the sign. 

Repeat step >>>3-7 to do the letters if you want to animate them or don’t to leave the bottom half still.

 

>>>TURN OFF THE LAYER by>>>CLICKING ON THE FIRST EYE in>>>THE LAYERS TAB on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE. >>>and EXPORT the file. 

Repeat>>>>STEP 15 5-10 times>>>EXPORTING AS each time you turn on and off the layer.

 

You can use a gif maker like EGIF.com to put the gif together and save as a>>>gif or>>>MP4 file.

 

 

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HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO COLLAGE USING GIMP #3

How To Make A Photo Collage In Gimp #3

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>ELLIPSE SELECT TOOL DRAW a CIRCLE filling up the width of  the section but you can have it as big or small as you like.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Go to LAYER>>>ADD A LAYER

 

Use the>>>BUCKET FILL to fill in the circle leaving a couple of inches of the main background for the frame.

 

Once you’ve made your circle and with the circle highlighted>>>CLICK ON THE BOTTOM LAYER on the left hand side layer’s panel which is the background you started with. If you can’t see the layers tab then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS

   

With the circle selected and you are on the bottom layer>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete the background of the main background keeping the filled in coloured circle at the top of the layer.

   

Move the coloured circle around the sections and with it highlighted cut each sections main background (the one you started with.) Once done delete the circle.    

>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER AND>>>ADD PHOTO    

>>>USE THE RESIZE TOOL>>>SHIFT and>>>S to >>>SCALE up or down the image it’s best to work with bigger pictures.    

Repeat Steps 10 and 11  until it’s filled out.   

Add texture and stretch it the entire canvas space,  make sure you are on the top layer.

Go to the>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>TURN OFF THE TEXTURE LAYER  by clicking on the first eye it should be the top layer in the left hand side layers tab

Go to>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>SELECT THE CIRCLES by using the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL making sure the frame is untouched but the middle is highlighted, it should be second from the top in the layers section.

Unhide layer by clicking on the first layer eye in the left hand side of the layers section.

Now highlighted>>>HOLD CTRL and>>>PRESS X to remove the inner texture leaving a background around it.

EXPERIMENT with BUCKET FILL, COLOUR and FILTERS to taste.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

 

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HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO COLLAGE USING GIMP #2

How To Make A Photo Collage In Gimp #2

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>RECTANGLE SELECT draw a square box leaving a inch or two around the edges it should snap into place when you draw around the guides.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Go to LAYER>>>ADD A LAYER

 

Use the>>>BUCKET FILL to fill in the square leaving a couple of inches of the main background for the frame.

 

Once you’ve made your framed box and with the square highlighted>>>CLICK ON THE BOTTOM LAYER on the left hand side layer’s panel which is the background you started with. If you can’t see the layers tab then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS

   

With the box selected and you are on the bottom layer>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete the background of the main background keeping the filled in coloured square at the top of the layer.

   

Move the coloured square around the sections and with it highlighted cut each sections main background (the one you started with.) Once done delete the square.    

>>>SELECT THE BOTTOM LAYER AND>>>ADD PHOTO    

>>>USE THE RESIZE TOOL>>>SHIFT and>>>S to >>>SCALE up or down the image it’s best to work with bigger pictures.    

Repeat Steps 10 and 11  until it’s filled out.   

Add texture and stretch it the entire canvas space,  make sure you are on the top layer.

Go to>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>SELECT THE FRAME, the frame should be second from the top.

Go to the>>>LAYERS TAB and>>>TURN OFF THE TEXTURE LAYER  by clicking on the first eye it should be the top layer in the left hand side layers tab

With the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL, SELECT a bit of frame and it should highlight the whole frame.

Go back to>>>LAYOUT TAB on the LEFT HAND SIDE and TURN ON the TEXTURE LAYOUT using the EYE. There should now be a highlighted boarder around the texture of choice.

Now highlighted>>>HOLD CTRL and>>>PRESS X to remove the inner texture leaving a frame around it.

EXPERIMENT with BUCKET FILL, COLOUR and FILTERS to taste.

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HOW TO MAKE A PHOTO COLLAGE USING GIMP #1

How To Make A Photo Collage In Gimp #1

by with No Comment RANDOM STUFFTUTORIALS

<<<<<Instructions>>>>

 

Open up Gimp and go to >>>FILE>>>NEW>>>TEMPLATE and pick the>>>A4 SIZE;

209.97 Width,

297.01 Height

in mm. 

2480 Width

3508 Height

in px

Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>HORIZONTAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

And again Go to>>>IMAGE>>>GUIDES>>>NEW GUIDE BY PERECENT and pick>>>DIRECTION>>>VERTICAL>>>POSTION (In Percent)>>>50.00

Repeat this for how many photos you want and spread out the guides evenly over the page. I used eight boxes in total and I >>>HOVERED THE CURSOR over the guide and>>>HELD SHIFT  to drag around the guide into sections.

Using the>>>LASSO draw shapes and stick to the guide lines it should snap into place when you draw around the guides.

Go to>>>LAYER>>>TRANSPARENCY>>>ADD ALPHA CHANNEL. If it’s greyed out it’s been added and you can ignore this step. 

Once you have drawn a shape and it’s highlighted HOLD>>>CTRL>>>and>>>PRESS X to delete the background. If you have more than one layer you may want to swap layers and delete each layer’s background.

   

>>>OPEN UP first photo or >>>DRAG AND DROP into Gimp. Go to>>>LAYERS on the left hand side panel and put the first photo at the bottom of the layer. If you can’t see layers then go to>>>WINDOWS>>>DOCKABLE DIALOGS>>>LAYERS to get it to appear.

   

Now with the first photo layer selected use the>>>MOVE TOOL and>>>DRAG INTO POSITION  till it’s centred and visible in the transparent section.

   

Repeat Step 3, 5, 6 and 7 till you have your it filled out. You will have overlay on each section so remember to>>>DRAW AROUND EACH OVERLAYED BIT with the>>>LASSO and>>>HOLD>>>CTRL and>>>PRESS X to delete any unwanted bits. You must be selecting the right photo or it won’t delete.   

Selecting the>>>TOP LAYER on the left hand side panel go to>>>LAYER>>>ADD LAYER   

With the>>>TOP LAYER SELECTED  and using the>>>LASSO draw around the photos outline sticking to the outer of the photo and making them as even as possible but isn’t important.   

Repeat Steps 9 and 10  until it’s filled out.   

Selecting the top layer and the frames around your photos go to the>>>LAYERS SECTION on the left hand side  and>>>RIGHT CLICK ON TOP LAYER and press>>>MERGE DOWN. Do this for each bit of the frame keeping the photos separate. If you are unsure what is the frame then>>>PRESS THE EYE on the>>>LEFT HAND SIDE of the>>>LAYER SECTION for each bit of layer.

Use the>>>FUZZY SELECT TOOL and press any bit of the frame to highlight all the frame and leaving the photos unhighlighted. With the frame selected use>>>COLOURS>>>FILTERS>>> 

Export image by going to>>>FILE>>>EXPORT TO or>>>EXPORT AS and save with a  JPG or PNG extension EG; COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.jpg or COLLAGE__INSERT NUMBER.png.

 

 

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