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| |style="width: 50%;|Step 1 - '''Open GIMP''' | | |style="width: 50%;|Step 1 - '''Open GIMP''' |
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| '''Free select tool''' : Select a hand-drawn region with free with polygonal segments | | '''Free select tool''' : Select a hand-drawn region with free with polygonal segments |
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− | |style="width: 50%;|{{ext-img|350px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/GIMP_4_Scale_Image.png}} | + | |style="width: 50%;|[[File:GIMP_4_Scale_Image.png|350px]] |
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| |style="width: 50%;|Step 3 - '''Crop''' | | |style="width: 50%;|Step 3 - '''Crop''' |
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| * To reduce the size of heavy images. It makes uploading on websites more easy. | | * To reduce the size of heavy images. It makes uploading on websites more easy. |
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− | |style="width: 50%;|{{ext-img|350px|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/GIMP_6_Add_Text.png}} | + | |style="width: 50%;|[[File:GIMP_6_Add_Text.png|350px]] |
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| |style="width: 50%;|Step 5 - '''Move'''<br> After scaling an image, if you want to add another image to the frame, you would have to move the first image to the side. This can be done using the move tool. Select the move tool. Select the image. Click and drag to a suitable location.<br> | | |style="width: 50%;|Step 5 - '''Move'''<br> After scaling an image, if you want to add another image to the frame, you would have to move the first image to the side. This can be done using the move tool. Select the move tool. Select the image. Click and drag to a suitable location.<br> |
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| * To add a title or caption explaining the text is useful. | | * To add a title or caption explaining the text is useful. |
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| |style="width: 50%;|Step 7 - '''Grayscale'''<br> Select the image. Go to the menu bar on top and click on the 'Image' option. Then click on 'Mode' and finally click on 'Grayscale'. This would make the image grey.<br> | | |style="width: 50%;|Step 7 - '''Grayscale'''<br> Select the image. Go to the menu bar on top and click on the 'Image' option. Then click on 'Mode' and finally click on 'Grayscale'. This would make the image grey.<br> |
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| * To make photos for uploading on websites (should not be used for printing). | | * To make photos for uploading on websites (should not be used for printing). |
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| |style="width: 50%;|Step 9 - '''Transparent background'''Open the image you want to work on. Once the image is open, go to File → Export as → and save it as a .png file. Once this is done, go to Layer → Transparency → and see if the option 'Color to Alpha' is active. If yes, then click on it and say yes. This will make your background transparent. If no, this tool cannot be applied to this image.<br> | | |style="width: 50%;|Step 9 - '''Transparent background'''Open the image you want to work on. Once the image is open, go to File → Export as → and save it as a .png file. Once this is done, go to Layer → Transparency → and see if the option 'Color to Alpha' is active. If yes, then click on it and say yes. This will make your background transparent. If no, this tool cannot be applied to this image.<br> |
| This tool is used:<br> | | This tool is used:<br> |