Part II. 
How do I become a
GIMP
wizard?
 
 
 
Part II. 
How do I become a
GIMP
wizard?
Table of Contents
5.
Getting images into GIMP
1.
Image types
2.
Working with Images
2.1.
Creating new Files
2.2.
Opening Files
6.
Getting images out of GIMP
1.
Files
1.1.
Saving Images
1.2.
Saving Files
2.
Preparing your Images for the Web
2.1.
Images with an Optimal Size/Quality Ratio
2.2.
Reducing the File Size Even More
2.3.
Saving Images with Transparency
7.
Painting with GIMP
1.
The Selection
1.1.
Feathering
1.2.
Making a selection partially transparent
2.
Creating and Using Selections
2.1.
Moving a Selection
2.2.
Creating a Free Selection
3.
QuickMask
3.1.
Overview
3.2.
Properties
4.
Using the Quickmask
5.
Paths
5.1.
Paths and Selections
5.2.
Paths and Text
5.3.
Paths and
SVG
files
6.
Paths
6.1.
Path creating
6.2.
Stroking a Path
6.3.
Transforming Paths
7.
Brushes
8.
Adding New Brushes
9.
The GIH dialog box
10.
Creating a brush with variable size
11.
Gradients
12.
Patterns
13.
Palettes
13.1.
Colormap
14.
Drawing Simple Objects
14.1.
Drawing a Straight Line
14.2.
Creating a Basic Shape
8.
Combining images with GIMP
1.
Layers
1.1.
Layer properties
2.
Layer modes
3.
Creating New Layers
4.
Text and Fonts
5.
Text
5.1.
Embellishing Text
5.2.
Adding Fonts
5.3.
Font Problems
9.
Enhancing photographs with GIMP
1.
Working with Digital Camera Photos
1.1.
Introduction
1.2.
Improving Composition
1.3.
Improving Colors
1.4.
Adjusting Sharpness
1.5.
Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image
1.6.
Saving Your Results
10.
Pimp my GIMP
1.
Grids and Guides
1.1.
The Image Grid
1.2.
Guides
2.
Rendering a Grid
3.
How to Set Your Tile Cache
4.
Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions
5.
Dialogs and Docking
5.1.
Creating Docking Dialogs
5.2.
Removing Tabs
11.
Scripting the GIMP
1.
Plugins
1.1.
Introduction
1.2.
Using Plugins
1.3.
Installing New Plugins
1.4.
Writing Plugins
2.
Using Script-Fu Scripts
2.1.
Script-Fu?
2.2.
Installing Script-Fus
2.3.
Do's and Don'ts
2.4.
Different Kinds Of Script-Fus
2.5.
Standalone Scripts
2.6.
Image-Dependent Scripts
3.
A Script-Fu Tutorial
3.1.
Getting Acquainted With Scheme
3.2.
Variables And Functions
3.3.
Lists, Lists And More Lists
3.4.
Your First Script-Fu Script
3.5.
Giving Our Script Some Guts
3.6.
Extending The Text Box Script
12. To be cleaned up
1.
Undoing
1.1.
Things that cannot be Undone
2.
Basic GIMP Concepts
 
 