Waad ku mahadsan tahay GIMP, ama G NU I mage M anipulation P rogram, waligeed may fududayn oo ma sahlanayn in la sameeyo sawir-gacmeedyo muuqaal ah iyo calaamado tayo sare leh. GIMP waa bilaash in la isticmaalo, jawaab il furan oo tafatirayaasha sawirka raadinaya beddelka Adobe Photoshop . Sidoo kale waa saaxiibtinimo bilow ah waxayna leedahay bulsho horumarsan oo ay ka buuxaan tabo iyo tabo si ay gacan uga geystaan ​​soo saarista beddelka iyo dib u eegista uu sawirkaagu u baahan yahay.

GIMP waxay ku siinaysaa agab iyo agab fara badan oo aad ku qaadatid sawir kasta oo aad ku darto taabashadaada xirfadeed. Kuwa ku jira naqshada shabakada, farshaxanada garaafyada, iyo sawir qaadayaasha hiwaayadda ah waxay ogaan doonaan in GIMP uu yahay barnaamij weyn oo si fudud u dabooli kara baahidooda kor u qaadista sawirka. Isla sidaas oo kale ayaa sidoo kale loo sheegi karaa kuwa hadda ka bilaabay goobaha wax-qabadka sawirka.

Kuwa bilawga ah, gaar ahaan marka ay timaado la tacaalida is-dhexgalyada cusub, khibradaada isticmaalka GIMP waxay u ekaan kartaa mid adag. Marka tafatirka aad rabto uu yar yahay, shay la socda xariiqyada dalagga ama dib u habeynta sawirka waa in uusan u baahnayn inaad ka boodo hoops. Adiga oo waqti u qaadata si aad u barato aasaaska iyo halka laga raadiyo waxyaabo gaar ah, ma qaadan doonto waqti dheer in la ogaado sababta GIMP ay u tahay maalgashi weyn.

Marka aan soo dejinno oo aan rakibno barnaamijka GIMP , waxaan eegi doonaa habaynta aasaasiga ah, annagoo ka caawinayna dhex-socodka interface-ka, oo aan ku dhex soconno sida loo abuuro thumbnail sida kan loo isticmaalo maqaalkan. Waxaan sidoo kale ku siin doonaa dhowr agab oo aad isticmaali karto si aad u hesho caawimo horumarsan mashaariicda GIMP mustaqbalka .

Soo deji oo ku rakib GIMP^{(Download and Install GIMP)}

• U gudub mareegta horumariyaha^{(developer’s website)} oo dooro soo dejintaada. Faylku wuxuu bilaabi doonaa soo dejinta U ogolow dhowr ilbiriqsi inay ku dhaafaan ilaa aad isku dayeyso inaad rakibto.
• Orod faylka dhawaan la soo dejiyay. Marka rakibuhu furmo, dhagsii badhanka Ku rakib^{(Install )} si aad gimp ugu rakibto galka caadiga ah.
  • Si aad u bedesho Settings Settings and add-ons, guji Customize .
• Raac dhammaan tilmaamaha rakibidda marka la soo bandhigayo. Waxay qaadan kartaa dhowr daqiiqo in GIMP si buuxda loo rakibo.
• Ka dib markii rakibidda la dhammeeyo, waxaad bilaabi kartaa isticmaalka GIMP .

Isticmaalka GIMP: Barashada Aasaaska^{(Using GIMP: Learning The Basics)}

Ku bilow tillaabooyinka hoose adigoo GIMP bilaabay oo soo jiiday daaqad shiraac banaan. Waxaan isticmaali doonaa isla sawirka qayb kasta.

Image Scaling/Resizing

• Guji^(Click) tab "File" oo soo deji sawirkaaga adiga oo dooranaya Fur…^(Open…) (CTRL + O)

• Ka dib marka sawirku soo galo, dhagsii tab "Sawir" oo ka dooro Sawirka Miisaanka^{(Scale Image)} ee liiska hoos-u-dhaca.

• Sanduuqa wada-hadalka ayaa u muuqan doona si uu awood u yeesho tafatirka

• Cabbir/Balli sawirkaaga adigoo isticmaalaya xulashooyinka la bixiyay.
  • Ku hagaaji sawirka ballaca iyo dhererka ama xallinta X, Y.
  • Wax ka beddelka waxaa lagu samayn karaa pixels, boqolkiiba, sentimitir, iwm.
  • Faham in samaynta sawirka oo weynaada ay keeni karto sawir pixelated badan.
• Marka cabbirada la hagaajiyo, dhagsii Miisaanka^{(Scale )} si aad u sii waddo.

Dhimista Cabbirka Faylka^{(File Size Reduction)}

• Guji tab "File" oo dooro dhoofinta sida…^{(Export As… )} (Shift + CTRL + E)

• U dooro magaca iyo goobta aad rabto inaad ku kaydiso faylka.

• Guji^(Click) '+' ee ku xigta Dooro Nooca File^{(Select File Type)} (By Extension) si aad u furto liiska noocyada faylalka si aad u kaydsato. Nooca faylka lumay sida jpg ama png ayaa la door bidaa.

• Marka xigta, dhagsii badhanka dhoofinta^{(Export )} si aad u hesho daaqad cusub oo ikhtiyaari ah oo soo booda.

• Waxyaabaha yar yar ee la badbaadiyey, waa yaraanta cabbirka faylka sawirka.
  • Hubi in heerka cadaadisku^{(Compression)} loo dejiyay ' 9 ' cabbirka ugu yar.
• Markaad go'aansato qaybaha sawirka aad rabto in la keydiyo, dhagsii Dhoofinta^(Export) .

Goynta Sawirka^{(Image Cropping)}

• U gudub tabka "Tools" oo dooro Transform Tools > Crop (Shift + C)

• Waxa kale oo aad dooran kartaa Aaladda Dalagga^{(Crop Tool)} adigoo gujinaya calaamadda ku taal Tool Doc ee u dhow bidixda sare ee interface-ka.
  

• Marka xigta, adigoo hoos u haya badhanka jiirka bidix, ku jiid calaamaddaada oo dhan aagga aad rabto inaad ka dhigto sawirkaaga ugu dambeeya.
• Marka la dejiyo, dhammaan qaybaha sawirka ee ka baxsan qaybta aad dooratay, way madoobaan doonaan halka qaybta la dejiyay maadaama sawirkaaga ugu dambeeya uu ahaan doono mid sugan.

• Waxaad hagaajin kartaa aagga adigoo isticmaalaya geesaha sanduuqa adiga oo yareynaya ama ballaarinaya adiga oo jiidaya badhanka mouse-kaaga.
• Markaad hesho sawirka sida aad jeceshahay, ama bidix-guji, taabo Gelida^(Enter) , ama taabo Shift + C isku mar si aad u doorato.

Wareega Sawirka^{(Image Rotation)}

Wax ka beddelkan, waxaanu u soo dhoofin doonaa sawir kale si aanu ugu dul saarno sawirkayaga hadda.

• Gudaha "File" tab, dooro Open As Layers… (CTRL + ALT + O)

• Dooro lakabka aad rabto inaad ku darto sawirka, xaaladan oo kale waxaan isticmaaleynaa fallaadho, oo guji Open .
• Waxaad arki doontaa lakabka cusub oo la dul saaray sawirka hadda jira. Si aad u aragto sida lakabyada loo dulsaaray, daaqadda lakabka ayaa ku taal dhinaca midig.

• Iyada oo lakabka cusub la iftiimiyay, dib ugu noqo Qalabka Beddelka^{(Transform Tools)} oo dooro Wareeg^(Rotate) . Waxa kale oo aad ka heli kartaa calaamadda Qalabka^{(Rotate Tool)} Wareegta ee Qalabka Dukumentiga^{(Tool Doc)} .

• Tani waxay soo jiidan doontaa daaqad cusub oo soo booda ah iyadoo la adeegsanaayo muuqaal u eg reticle-ka sawirkaaga.

• Haddii aad taqaano xagasha wareegga aad rabto inaad dalbato, waxaad geli kartaa qiyamka sanduuqyada la bixiyay. Haddaysan ahayn, waxaad dooran kartaa inaad isticmaashid bar-bandhigeedka wax yar ka hooseeya sanduuqa ku calaamadsan ' Xagalka^(Angle) ' ama waxaad adigu beddeshaa sawirka adigoo isticmaalaya jiirkaaga bidix-guji oo jiid.
  • Isticmaalka qiyamka saxda ah waxay ku siinaysaa natiijooyin sax ah oo dheeri ah, dhakhso badan.
• Marka natiijadu noqoto mid aad jeceshahay, dhagsii Rotate .

Dejinta sawirka thumbnail^{(Designing a Thumbnail)}

Qeybtaan, waxaan ku tusi doonaa sida aan u abuurnay thumbnail-ka maqaalkan annagoo adeegsanayna GIMP . Qaybaha casharkan ayaa isticmaali doona qaar ka mid ah qalabka loo isticmaalo Barashada Aasaaska^{(Learning the Basics)} . 

Kahor intaanan bilaabin, waxa fiican inaad ururiso sawir kasta oo aad u baahan karto. Sababtoo ah thumbnail-ka ayaa ahaa mid fudud, lakabka sawirka kaliya ee uu u baahan doono waa astaanta GIMP , oo laga helay ^(GIMP)Wikipedia .

Marka la soo dejiyo oo lagu kaydiyo kombayutarkaaga, waanu bilaabi karnaa.

• Fur tab "File" oo dooro Cusub…^(New…) (CTRL + N)
  • Tani waxay kor u soo jiidi doontaa " Abuur^(Create) Sawir Cusub" daaqada oo aad ka dooran karto Template horay loo sameeyay ama aad gacanta ku go'aansato cabbirka sawirka.

• Sawirka-yar-yar-yar-yar-yar-yar-yareedkayagu weligood kama weyna ballac ahaan 680px, markaa waxaanu u dejin doonnaa cabbirka sawirkayaga sidiisa. Xagga dhererka, waxaanu ku hayn doonaa 400px.
• Marka cabbirada la dejiyo, dhagsii OK .
• Waa inaan hadda eegaynaa shiraac madhan (cad). Waxaad dooran kartaa in aad midabayso asalka si kasta oo aad jeceshahay adiga oo isticmaalaya Qalabka Buuxinta Baaldiga^{(Bucket Fill Tool)} ee Dukumintiga Qalabka^{(Tool Doc)} , laakiin hadda, waxaanu ku hayn doonaa caddaan.
• Waxa ugu fiican ee la sameeyo ayaa ah inaad hadda ku darto lakabkaaga dheeraadka ah, markaa markaanu bilowno ku darista qoraalka, waxaanu awood u yeelan doonaa inaanu hagaajino si aanu u xidhin sawirka. Markaa, fur tab “File” oo markan dooro Fur As Layers…^{(Open As Layers…)} sidaan ku samaynay falaarta inta lagu jiro Wareegga Sawirka^{(Image Rotation)} . Dooro summada GIMP^(GIMP) ee aad hore u soo dejisatay oo guji Fur^(Open) .
• Sawirka lakabku waa 1200 x 1200 kaas oo aad ugu weyn sawirkayaga asaasiga ah 680 x 400. Waxaan u baahanahay inaan hoos u dhigno. Haddii aad raacdo tilmaamaha lagu sawiray kor, ku hagaaji ballaca iyo dhererka sawirka ilaa 200px.
• Waxaan markaa u jiidi karnaa sawirka dhinaca si aanu u marin habka qoraalkayaga ilaa aan u baahanno inaan dib u dhigno.

• Waxaa ku xiga qoraalka. Waxaan isticmaali doonaa amarka gaaban oo ku dhufo furaha ' T ' ee kiiboodhkaaga si aan u doorano Tool Text^{(Text Tool)} . Hadda, guji-bidix meesha cad ee wanaagsan ee sawirka oo bilow inaad qorto cinwaankaaga.

• Marka dhammaan la daabaco, muuji qoraalka ( CTRL + A ) oo dooro font aad rabto inaad isticmaasho. Waxaan isticmaalnay farta Bauhaus 93 , taas oo aan ahayn farta caadiga ah. GIMP waxay qaadan doontaa dhammaan xarfaha ku yaal galka Font Windows^{(Windows Font)} oo ay ku dari doontaa maktabadeeda xulashooyinka. Waxaad ku dari kartaa xarfo dheeraad ah adiga oo ka soo dejisan kara boggaga sida DaFont iyo Google Fonts oo aad u gudbiso galka Font Windows^{(Windows Font)} .
• Marka xigta, hagaaji xajmiga xarfaha si ay si fiican ugu habboonaato gudaha sawirka laakiin ma qaadanayso meel aad u badan. Waxaan ku degnay 100px.
• Marka qoraalka la hagaajiyo, waxaad u wareejin kartaa sanduuqa qoraalka si aad ugu habboonaato meesha aad uga baahan tahay adigoo u beddelaya Qalabka Dhaqdhaqaaqa^{(Move Tool)} . Waxa aad si fudud ku samayn kartaa adiga oo gujinaya meel sawirka ka mid ah oo aan ahayn qoraalka oo guji ' M '.

• Dooro lakabka qoraalka ee daaqadda dhanka midig, midig-guji, oo liiska ka dooro Alpha to Selection . Tani waxay ku dari doontaa soohdin firfircoon qoraalka sawirka ku jira.

• Marka xigta, waxaan u baahan doonaa inaan ku darno lakab dheeri ah. Si tan loo sameeyo, isla daaqadda dhinaca midig, hel oo dhagsii badhanka Lakabka Cusub^{(Create a New Layer)} . Tani waxay furi doontaa daaqada si ay u abuurto lakab cusub. Ha ka werwerin inta badan waxa halkan yaal, taasi waa casharro horumarsan. Hadda, kaliya hubi in qaybta "Ku buuxi:" ay leedahay Transparency ee hoos u dhaca oo guji OK .

• Lakab cusub oo ka tarjumaya qoraalka aad ku dabaqday Alpha Xulashada ^(Alpha)ayaa^(Selection) la sameeyay. Waa inay noqotaa lakabka la doortay si caadi ah. Waxaan hadda ku dari doonaa soohdin ku wareegsan qoraalka.
• Guji tab "Dooro" oo dooro Kori^(Grow) . Sanduuqa xulashada ee soo baxay, dhig qiimaha ' 2 ' oo guji OK .

• Halkaa marka ay marayso, si ay kuugu fududaato, dhagsii astaanta isha^(Eye) ee ku xigta lakabka qoraalka asalka ah ee daaqada lakabyada. Ishu way baaba'aysaa marka la gujiyo, tani waxay qarin doontaa muuqaalka qoraalka inta aad baaldi ka buuxinayso xadka.

• Click Shift + B si aad u dooratid Qalabka Buuxinta Baaldiga^{(Bucket Fill Tool)} ka dibna dhagsii labajibbaaran midabka weyn si aad u furto xulashooyinka midabka. Waxaad ka dooran kartaa dhowr ikhtiyaar oo ah ama waxaad abuuri kartaa mid kuu gaar ah. Waxaan ku degnay hadh buluug ah oo leh calaamad HTML ah 1b56ff.

• Haddii ay dhacdo inaad wax yar ka ogaato CSS , waxaad isticmaali kartaa lambarada midabka ee sanduuqaas.
• Ku jiid^(Drag) cursorkaaga aagga qoraalka aan la arki karin ee lagu calaamadiyay soohdinta noole, oo guji-bidix si aad midab uga buuxiso.

• Guji^(Click) meesha ay summada^(Eye) Ishu ahaan jirtay si aad dib ugu muujiso qoraalkii asalka ahaa. Dabadeed, ku jiid qoraalka asalka ah ka sarreeya lakabka midabka leh ee daaqadda lakabka.
• Midig ku dhufo lakabka ugu sarreeya oo dooro Isku-darka Hoos^{(Merge Down)} . Sawirku hadda waa inuu u ekaado sidan:

• Hadda waxaan ku dari doonaa xoogaa hooska qoraalka. Guji^(Click) tab “Filters”, dooro Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow (Legacy)…
• Daaqada pop-upka, dooro x,y gelitaanka hadhka, raadiyaha, iyo mugdiga.

• Sawirka thumbnail-ka waxaanu ku dooranay ' 8 ' labadaba X iyo Y,' 20 ' xaga radius blur, oo waxaan u galnay mugdiga ' 100 '.
  • Waxaad bedeli kartaa midabka hadhku si aad uga dhigto mid ka muuqda gadaasha dambe, tusaale ahaan haddii asalkaagu madow yahay waxaa fiicnaan lahayd inaad doorato midab dhalaalaya. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, maadaama asalkayagu cad yahay, madowgu aad buu u fiican yahay.
  • Si looga fogaado isbeddelka sawirka, ka saar sanduuqa ku calaamadsan Oggolow^{(Allow resizing)} wax ka beddelka ka hor intaadan taabin OK .
• Ku ^{(Merge Down)}dar^{(Drop Shadow)} lakabka hoos u dhaca ee korka lakabkaaga qoraalka.
• "Dooro" tab > Midna^(None) (Shift + CTRL + A)
• Looma baahna laakiin waxaan go'aansanay inaan hadh ku darno astaanta GIMP . Haddii aad doorato inaad sidaas samayso, tilmaamuhu waa isku mid. Marka laga reebo taas, dooro lakabka astaanta GIMP oo u dhaqaaq meesha aad rabto ee thumbnail-ka.
• Dhamaadka, haddii aad dareento in asalka cad uusan ku filneyn, waxaad muujin kartaa lakabka^(Background) asalka ah, dooro Qalabka Buuxinta Baaldiga^{(Bucket Fill Tool)} , oo sii wad inaad ku darto midab yar. Waxa aanu dooranay cawlan daahsoon si aanu hadhku u qarqin. Alaabta dhammaatay waa inay u ekaataa sidan:

• Hadda, waxa kaliya ee loo baahan yahay waa in sidii loo dhoofiyo^{(Export As)} oo lagu kaydiyo meesha aad door bidayso.

Isticmaalka GIMP: Caawin Dheeraad ah^{(Using GIMP: Additional Help)}

Ma noqon doonto waqti dheer markaad bilowdo isticmaalka GIMP ka hor intaadan dareemin inaad baratay aasaaska oo aad eegto qaab aad u adag oo xirfad leh. Waxaa jira casharro aan tiro lahayn oo halkaas ka jira si aad ilkahaaga ugu dhuujiso kaa caawin kara ballaarinta aqoontaada shaqo ee software GIMP .

Waxaad ka bilaabi kartaa qaybta rasmiga ah ee casharrada GIMP^{(official GIMP tutorials section)} laakiin waxaan doorbidayaa inaan si sax ah u raadiyo waxa aan raadinayo anigoo isticmaalaya YouTube .

GIMP waxa kale oo ay leedahay bulsho adeegsade weyn oo ku baahsan intarneedka oo ay ku jiraan subreddit , goobaha dooda aan rasmiga ahayn sida GIMP Forums iyo GIMP Chat , su'aalo^{(tagged questions)} ku calaamadsan qaybta Naqshadeynta Garaafyada ee ^{(Graphic Design)}StackExchange , iyo kanaalada warbaahinta bulshada sida kooxda isticmaalayaasha Google Plus GIMP^{(GIMP users)} .

The Beginner’s Guide To Using GIMP

Thanks to GIMP, or the GNU Image Manipulation Program, it’s never been easier and more affordable to create epic looking thumbnails and high-quality logos. GIMP is a free to use, open-source answer to image editors looking for an Adobe Photoshop alternative. It’s also quite beginner friendly and has a thriving community filled with tips and tricks to help produce the alterations and revisions that your image requires.

GIMP provides plenty of tools and resources to take any image and add your own professional touch. Those in web design, graphic artists, and amateur photographers will find that GIMP is a great program that can easily accommodate their image enhancing needs. The same can also be said for those just starting out in image manipulation fields.

For beginners, especially when it comes to dealing with new interfaces, your adventure into using GIMP can seem daunting. When the edits you want are minimal, something along the lines of cropping or resizing an image shouldn’t require that you jump through hoops. By taking the time to learn the foundations and where to look for specific things, it won’t take long to realize why GIMP is a great investment.

Once we’ve downloaded and installed the GIMP program, we’ll look into basic editing, while helping navigating the interface, and walk you through how to create a thumbnail like the one used for this article. We’ll also provide a few resources you can use to find advanced help for future GIMP projects.

Download and Install GIMP

• Navigate to the developer’s website and select your download. The file will begin downloading. Allow a few seconds to pass until attempting to install.
• Run the recently downloaded file. Once the installer opens, click the Install button to have gimp installed to the default folder.
  • To change installation settings and add-ons, click Customize instead.
• Follow all installation instructions as they’re presented. It may take several minutes for GIMP to be fully installed.
• After installation is complete, you can begin using GIMP.

Using GIMP: Learning The Basics

Begin the steps below by having GIMP launched and pulled up to a blank canvas window. We’ll use the same image throughout each section.

Image Scaling/Resizing

• Click the “File” tab and import your image by selecting Open… (CTRL + O)

• After the image loads in, click the “Image” tab and select Scale Image from the drop-down menu.

• A dialog box will appear to enable edits.

• Scale/Resize your image using the options provided.
  • Adjust the image by width and height or the X, Y resolution.
  • Modifications can be made by pixels, percent, centimeters, etc.
  • Understand that making the image larger can result in a more pixelated image.
• Once parameters have been adjusted, click Scale to proceed.

File Size Reduction

• Click the “File” tab and select Export As… (Shift + CTRL + E)

• Choose a name and location for where you’d like to save the file.

• Click the ‘+’ next to Select File Type (By Extension) to open a list of file types to save it as. A lossy file type such as jpg or png is preferred.

• Next, click the Export button to have a new window of options pop-up.

• The less things saved, the smaller the size of the image file.
  • Ensure that the Compression level is set to ‘9’ for the smallest size.
• Once you’ve decided which elements of the image you’d like saved, click Export.

Image Cropping

• Navigate to the “Tools” tab and select Transform Tools > Crop (Shift + C)

• You can also select the Crop Tool by clicking on its icon in the Tool Doc near the top-left of the interface.
  

• Next, holding down the left-mouse button, drag your cursor across the area you want to make as your final image.
• Once settled, all parts of the image outside of the part you selected, will darken while the part set as your final image will remain intact.

• You can adjust the area using the corners of the box by either shrinking or expanding them by dragging your mouse button.
• Once you have the image as you’d like it, either left-click it, press Enter, or press Shift + C simultaneously to crop to your selection.

Image Rotation

For this modification, we’re going to import another image to layer atop our current image.

• In the “File” tab, select Open As Layers… (CTRL + ALT + O)

• Select the layer you’d like to add to the image, in this case we’ll be using an arrow, and click Open.
• You’ll see the new layer placed on top of the current image. To see how the layers are stacked, the layer window is located on the right.

• With the new layer highlighted, head back into Transform Tools and choose Rotate. You can also find the Rotate Tool icon in the Tool Doc.

• This will pull up a new pop-up window while applying a reticle-like texture to your image.

• If you know the angle of rotation you want to apply, you can enter the values into the provided boxes. If not, you can choose to use the slide bar just below the box labeled ‘Angle’ or rotate the image yourself using your mouse’s left-click and drag.
  • Using the exact values provides more precise results, quicker.
• Once the results are to your liking, click Rotate.

Designing a Thumbnail

In this section, we’re going to show you how we created the thumbnail for this article using GIMP. Portions of this tutorial will use some of the tools used in Learning the Basics. 

Before we begin, it’s best to gather up any images you may need. Because the thumbnail has been kept simple, the only image layer it will require is the GIMP logo, acquired via Wikipedia.

Once downloaded and saved to your computer, we can get started.

• Open the “File” tab and select New… (CTRL + N)
  • This will pull up a “Create a New Image” window where you can select from a pre-created Template or decide on the size of the image manually.

• Our thumbnails are never any larger than 680px width, so we’ll set our image size as such. As for the height, we’ll keep it at 400px.
• Once the dimensions are set, click OK.
• We should now be looking at a blank (white) canvas. You can choose to color the background however you like using the Bucket Fill Tool in the Tool Doc, but for now, we’ll keep it white.
• The best thing to do is add your additional layer now, that way once we begin adding the text, we’ll be able to adjust it so that it doesn’t block out the image. So, open the “File” tab and this time select Open As Layers… just as we did for the arrow during Image Rotation. Select the GIMP logo you downloaded earlier and click Open.
• The layer image is a 1200 x 1200 which is much too large for our primary image at 680 x 400. We’ll need to scale it down. If you follow the instructions illustrated above, adjust the image width and height to 200px.
• We can then drag the image off to the side so that it’s out of the way for our text until we need to reposition it.

• Next comes the text. We’ll use the shortcut command and hit the ‘T’ key on your keyboard to have the Text Tool selected. Now, left-click in the nice white area of the image and begin typing your title.

• Once it’s all typed out, highlight the text (CTRL + A) and select the font you’d like to use. We used the Bauhaus 93 font, which isn’t a standard font. GIMP will take all fonts located in the Windows Font folder and add them to its library of choices. You can add additional fonts by downloading them from sites like DaFont and Google Fonts and moving them over to the Windows Font folder.
• Next, adjust the size of the lettering so that it fits well within the image but doesn’t take up too much room. We settled on 100px.
• Once the text adjustments have been made, you can move the text box around to fit where you need it by swapping to the Move Tool. You can do this easily by clicking on an area of the image that isn’t the text and clicking ‘M’.

• Select the text layer in the window to the right, right-click it, and from the list select Alpha to Selection. This will add an animated border to the text in the image.

• Next, we’re going to need to add an additional layer. To do this, in the same right side window, locate and click the Create a New Layer button. This will open up the window to create a new layer. Don’t worry about most of what is on here, that’s for a more advanced tutorial. For now, just ensure that the “Fill with:” section has Transparency in the drop-down and click OK.

• A new layer mirroring the text that you had applied Alpha to Selection is created. It should be the selected layer by default. We’re now going to add a border around the text.
• Click the “Select” tab and choose Grow. In the selection box that pops up, set the value to ‘2’ and click OK.

• At this point, to make it easier for you, click the Eye icon next to the original text layer in the layers window. The eye will disappear once clicked, and this will hide the text’s visibility while you bucket fill in the border.

• Click Shift + B to select the Bucket Fill Tool and then click on the main color square to open up color options. You can select from a few default options or create your own. We settled on a shade of blue with the HTML notation of 1b56ff.

• If you happen to know a little about CSS, you can use the color codes in that box.
• Drag your cursor over the invisible text area marked by the animated border, and left-click to fill it with color.

• Click the area where the Eye icon used to be to re-reveal the original text. Then, drag the original text above the colored layer in the layer window.
• Right-click the top most layer and select Merge Down. The image should now look like this:

• Now we’ll add a bit of shadow to the text. Click the “Filters” tab, select Light and Shadow > Drop Shadow (Legacy)…
• In the pop-up window, select the x,y access of the shadow, the radius, and the opacity.

• For the thumbnail we selected ‘8’ in both X and Y, ‘20’ in blur radius, and cranked the opacity to ‘100’.
  • You could change the color of the shadow to make it more visible on the backdrop, say for instance if your background was black it would be better to choose a brighter color. However, since our background is white, black is perfectly fine.
  • To avoid a shift in the image, uncheck the box marked Allow resizing before pressing OK.
• Merge Down the Drop Shadow layer on top of your text layer.
• “Select” tab > None (Shift + CTRL + A)
• It’s not necessary but we decided to add a shadow to the GIMP logo. If you choose to do so, the directions are the same. Other than that, select the GIMP logo layer and move it into the position you want in the thumbnail.
• At the end, should you feel the white background to not be adequate, you can highlight the Background layer, select the Bucket Fill Tool, and proceed to add a bit of color. We’ve chosen a subtle gray so as not to drown out the shadowing. The finished product should look like this:

• Now, all that’s needed is to Export As and save it to your preferred location.

Using GIMP: Additional Help

It won’t be long once you start using GIMP before you’ll feel like you’ve mastered the basics and look toward more complicated and professional style editing. There are countless tutorials out there to sink your teeth into that can help with expanding your working knowledge of GIMP software.

You can begin in the official GIMP tutorials section but I prefer to search exactly what I’m looking for using YouTube.

GIMP also has a large user community spread across the internet that includes a subreddit, unofficial discussion platforms like GIMP Forums and GIMP Chat, tagged questions in the Graphic Design section of StackExchange, and social media channels like the Google Plus GIMP users group.

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