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In this video there are three levels: the back-
ground image, the layer with the text and the
The instructor starts a new project by creating
a new image from the file tab at the top. He layer with the oval drawn on it.
shows how to scale it down (resize it) and add
a background color.
When you are done, its time to export the cre-
ated image by going to the File tab and click-
ing on Export As and exporting the image in
Gimp works
with layers, the file type you want, png or jpg being the
which is a new most popular. Even though you work with each
concept for level separately in Gimp, they become one im-
me. Changes age upon exporting.
are made on
individual lay- If you choose the Save As option in the File
ers which be- tab and also save the image as an .xcf file
come part of type, you can retrieve and work on the image
the whole ex- later and make changes in the different layers.
ported image It seems to me to be a good idea to also save
at the end. If a an .xcf file.
change has to be made, you can go back to
that particular layer which has what you want
to change. You create a new layer from the So there you have it, a very good, basic begin-
right layer window. The video shows how to ners video introduction to Gimp. There are oth-
create text in a new layer by going to the er You Tube videos you can find by searching
toolbox, selecting the text tool, then selecting a for Gimp that will show you how to do specific
different text color and changing the text size. things, such as rounding corners in a photo. If
It shows how to use the move tool to move the you’ve ever wanted to do photo editing, but
text anywhere in that layer. hesitated because of the cost of Photoshop,

this Gimp tutorial is just what you may need.

If you don’t like what you produced, you can
go back to a previous step or steps by going to
the Edit tab at the top and choosing Undo
Move Text Layer which will undo the last oper-
ation or using the shortcut, ctrl z, until you get
back to the step you want.

The instructor creates an oval in a new, sec-
ond layer, by selecting an ellipse tool from the
tool box; other options are the rectangle tool or
circle tool. He also shows how to use the blend
tool in the background to show a color vari-
ance in the background.

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