The GIMP is one of the most powerful of the free, open source image manipulation tools you will ever use. It seems the possibilities are nearly limitless. But for some users, the barrier to entry on The GIMP is too challenging to get over. Although it may seem that way, it is not necessarily true. [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Advanced

Your first question might be “Why bother changing your grub splash screen?” The answer? Why not! Well, actually there are plenty of reasons you might want to change your Grub splash screen. You could be in a company that wants its brand from top to bottom, or you just want your computer to be cool [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Advanced

If you use Linux, have a tablet (or a pen/tablet addon), and want a graphics tool designed specifically for that device, you need to take a look at My Paint. My Paint was designed to be used with these tools to keep the interface out of the way (unlike The GIIMP) and offer a collection [...]

Categories: Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software

If you’ve ever tried your hand at The GIMP, you know that, at first, The GIMP can be a bit challenging to learn. That is coming from an adult. Imagine a younger user attempting to use The GIMP. Believe it or not, there are plenty of tools for the Linux operating system for children. There [...]

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I love The GIMP. I use it every day for many different things. I know The GIMP well and have little problem using any aspect of this image manipulation program. There is one task, however, that always throws me for a loop when I have to undertake it: Creating an unfilled circle. You would think [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

So you’ve been reading about Linux on ghacks for a few months now and you’ve  noticed plenty of screenshots or images of applications in action. Now it’s time you found out just how those images are taken. No it’s not magic, but in one instance it’s ImageMagick. Actually there are a few ways to take [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

In my last GIMP article (“Create a 3D logo with The GIMP“) you learned how to make 3D logos that can easily be used for web projects and more. In the process of making those logos I mentioned deleting a layer which sort of jumped ahead of the game. So I thought I would jump [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

After only a couple of articles about The GIMP it is clear there are many users that are still unhappy with the interface. With that in mind I thought I would help users see how simple it is to clean up the interface to make usage even easier. One of the easiest ways to simplify [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, Tools, Tutorials Basic

For many people, the biggest hurdle to using The GIMP is the user interface. When The GIMP began it started out with a very different UI than any other application. That UI was sustained, pretty much as-is, until The GIMP 2.6. With the adoption of 2.6 the user interface took a turn towards being more [...]

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