GIMP: Painting Tools and Manipulation

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GIMP stands for GNU Image ______.

Manipulation Program

GIMP is a free, open-source image ______ suitable for photo editing and graphic design.

editor

The full suite of painting tools in GIMP includes brushes, a pencil, an ______, and more.

airbrush

GIMP's wide range of ______ mimic traditional art tools like oil paints and watercolors.

<p>brushes</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool in GIMP lets users draw precise lines and shapes.

<p>pencil</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool simulates the effect of spraying paint, allowing you to create soft, blended edges.

<p>airbrush</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool in GIMP allows you to duplicate parts of an image, creating an identical copy.

<p>cloning</p> Signup and view all the answers

GIMP offers other painting tools like the paintbucket, gradient, and ______ tools.

<p>pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

Advanced manipulation in GIMP includes multiple Undo/Redo, editable text layers, and ______ tools.

<p>transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool can rotate an image or selection by a specified angle.

<p>rotate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool lets you resize an image or selection by a specified percentage.

<p>scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

To slant an image in GIMP by a specified angle, you can use the ______ tool.

<p>shear</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ tool in GIMP allows you to flip an image or selection horizontally or vertically.

<p>flip</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ feature in GIMP allows you to load and save animations in a convenient frame-as-layer format.

<p>animation</p> Signup and view all the answers

GIMP supports a number of file types, like: BMP, GIF, JPEG, MNG, PCX, ______, PNG, PS, PSD, SVG, TIFF, TGA, and XPM.

<p>PDF</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

What is GIMP?

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open-source image editor used for photo editing, graphic design, and image manipulation.

GIMP Painting Tools

A full suite of digital painting tools including brushes, a pencil, an airbrush and cloning tools.

GIMP Brushes

GIMP has a wide array of brushes mimicking traditional painting tools (oil paints, watercolors, pastels). Users can also design custom brushes.

Pencil Tool

Allows drawing precise lines and shapes.

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Airbrush Tool

Simulates the effect of spraying paint, allowing soft, blended edges.

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Cloning Tool

Tool used to duplicate sections of an image, creating an identical copy.

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Other GIMP Painting Tools

GIMP also has other painting tools such as the paint bucket, gradient, and pattern tools.

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Advanced Manipulation

Multiple Undo/Redo, editable text layers, transformation tools including rotate, scale, shear and flip.

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Rotate

Rotate an image or selection by a specified angle.

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Scale

Resize an image or selection by a specified percentage.

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Shear

Slant an image or selection by a specified angle.

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Flip

Flip an image or selection horizontally or vertically.

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Animation

Allows you to load and save animations in a convenient frame-as-layer format.

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Frame-as-Layer Format

GIMP stores each frame of animation as a separate layer, for ease of editing.

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GIMP File Handling

GIMP supports file formats such as bmp, gif, jpeg, mng, pcx, pdf, png, ps, psd, svg, tiff, tga, and xpm.

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Study Notes

  • GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open-source image editor.
  • It allows for photo editing, graphic design, and image manipulation.

Painting Tools

  • GIMP has a full suite of painting tools
  • Painting tools include brushes, a pencil, and an airbrush.
  • Painting tools include cloning and others still
  • GIMP offers a wide range of brushes which mimic traditional painting tools.
  • The traditional painting tools include oil paints, watercolors, and pastels.
  • Creation of custom brushes is possible.
  • The pencil tool enables drawing of precise lines and shapes.
  • The airbrush tool simulates the effect of spraying paint, to create soft, blended edges.
  • The cloning tool allows duplication of parts of an image, creating an identical copy.
  • Other painting tools include the paintbucket, gradient, and pattern tools.

Advanced Manipulation

  • GIMP allows multiple Undo/Redo actions.
  • It allows editable text layers.
  • Transformation tools include rotate, scale, and flip.
  • Images can be rotated or selected by a specified angle.
  • Images can be resized to a specified percentage.
  • An image/selection can be slanted by a specified angle.
  • An image/selection can be flipped horizontally or vertically.

Animation

  • GIMP allows loading and saving animations in a convenient frame-as-layer format.

Frame-as-Layer

  • GIMP stores each frame of an animation as its own separate layer.
  • This makes it easy to edit individual frames.

File Handling

  • GIMP supports different file formats.
  • File formats it supports include BMP, GIF, JPEG, MNG, PCX, PDF, PNG, PS, PSD, SVG, TIFF, TGA, and XPM.

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