2. Basic Editing

This chapter introduces you to the general tools and techniques you use in GIMP to create and edit a variety of graphics, including basic drawings, photographs, and specialized images used for the Web.

In a sense, almost everything you do with GIMP comes under the heading of editing; however, that can involve a variety of tools and methods that take time to learn and become proficient in using. Because you are just beginning to learn GIMP, you have to start somewhere. You’ve already learned some of the more commonly used tools, and in this chapter, you’ll learn a lot more.

By the time you reach the end of this chapter, you will have learned how to crop a photograph or other image, by using Guides, the Move tool and the Crop ...

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