Loaded with full-color examples, step-by-step instructions and sample projects, GIMP was written to be accessible even to newcomers who have never edited an image before. Enjoy!

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How to Work With GIMP Easily

If you've dabbled even a little bit in graphic design, then the chances are excellent that you've at least heard of GIMP. It's one of the many amazing free software programs available online that can really streamline the process of editing and f[...]

Install Layer Styles

Layer Styles are a beloved feature of many Photoshop users, and living without them can be a difficult adjustment. Layer Styles are called Layer Effects in GIMP and include: Drop Shadow, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Gradient Overlay, Stroke, Bevel and[...]

Enable GEGL

GEGL is a new feature found only in GIMP 2.6+. According to Gimp.org: “Many highly requested features of the GIMP will be easier to do using GEGL. Layer effects, layer groups, and adjustment layers are quite easily represented[...]

Install Liquid Rescale

Liquid Rescale is a favorite of many users and created quite a buzz when first introduced into Photoshop. Liquid Rescale makes it possible to alter an image’s dimensions from, for example, 16:9 to 4:3 without distortion by eliminating unnecessary[...]

Add CMYK Color Separation

CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, key (black). In the context of photo editors and graphics programs, it is a subtractive color model that is different from the commonly used, additive RGB color model. In simplified terms, RGB colors work by[...]

GIMP VS Photoshop

GIMP is a type of open photo editing and enhancing software which is available absolutely free and asserts to challenge Photoshop. Recently, GIMP 2.4 version was put on the same level in comparison to Photoshop e[...]