BASIC
MANIPULATION
USING GIMP
SOFTWARE
EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES
GIMP
◦Is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation
Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of
image manipulation tasks. Including photo
retouching, image composition and image
construction.
THE MAIN TOOL
◦It contains the
highest level
menu, plus a set
of icon buttons
that can be used
to select tools,
and more.
TOOL OPTIONS
◦Docked below
the mail Toolbox
is a Tool Options
dialog, showing
options for the
currently
selected tool.
IMAGE
WINDOW
◦This is where we open
images are displayed.
Each image open in
GIMP is displayed in a
separate window.
Many images can be
open at the same time.
LAYERS
DIALOG
◦This dialog window shows
the layer structure of the
currently active images.
BRUSHES/PATTERNS/
GRADIENTS
◦The docked
dialog
below the
layer dialog
shows the
dialogs for
managing
brushes,
patterns
and
gradients.