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I am using Gimp to intertwine three letters to make an interlocking monogram. I am following directions that were written for Adobe Photoshop and am doing...
momaloy
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Jun 14, 2009
1:06 pm
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I don't recall seeing any replies to this... I have tried that tutorial also and didn't know what to do with the "rasterize" part. You could try right clicking...
Portman
porty1971
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Jun 19, 2009
2:37 am
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... GIMP text is always rasterized (bitmap). If you use PhotoShop 7.0 or higher and create a separate layer for text it is vectorized text, hence the need in...
jeff_barber395
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Jun 20, 2009
11:48 pm
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My name is John. I'm a retired electrical engineer, living in Germantown, Ohio, and I'm building a model railroad. I need a little help with The GIMP. The...
jmsmith871
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Jun 30, 2009
12:18 pm
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Hi John, Welcome to the group. Feel free to post any questions - that's what we're here for. :-) Riva...
Portman
porty1971
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Jun 30, 2009
12:25 pm
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First question: Is there a document that provides GIMP beginners with a simple introduction to using GIMP? I found http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/ and downloaded...
jmsmith871
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Jul 4, 2009
3:07 pm
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John, ... Do you mean something like this: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/The_Basics/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVy_EDDe_-0 ...
weisbeek
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Jul 4, 2009
4:00 pm
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... Thanks for the suggestion. One of those might be be good for me, but the first jumps right into making a "3-dimensional text logo flying (and movable) over...
jmsmith871
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Jul 4, 2009
4:13 pm
1046
... try the videos at meet the gimp. http://meetthegimp.org/getting-the-old-shows/ the first few are a good introduction. also try the gimptalk forum they...
geoffrey_griffiths
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Jul 5, 2009
11:13 pm
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... forgot to mention. to clear the selection use option select >> none from the menus at the top of the image....
geoffrey_griffiths
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Jul 5, 2009
11:19 pm
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... Hmmm ... now that I've selected a part of my icon and moved it a little, the Select > None menu item is greyed out, and not available. So, I still don't...
jmsmith871
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Jul 6, 2009
12:27 pm
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John, When you click in your image somewhere outside the selection then your original selection should disappear (hide). At least that is how I just tested it...
weisbeek
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Jul 7, 2009
7:55 pm
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Thanks, Martijn, Yes, it's working that way now. Good. When I tried that last week, it didn't do that, but I must have not done what I thought I did. Best...
jmsmith871
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Jul 8, 2009
11:12 am
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GIMP allows one to flip an image vertically or horizontally. If it's possible to do that to a selection, how is it done? Best regards, John...
jmsmith871
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Jul 8, 2009
11:31 am
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I am looking for the help document that I can download into gimp and it gives me tips as I go to help me learn new stuff. Please let me know if you can help! ...
Nola
aubriesmomma08
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Aug 4, 2009
12:57 am
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... Go to Gimp.org, you will find under downloads near the end of the page: ftp//:ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/help That is your "help" that may not have been in your...
brightfire_woman
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Aug 4, 2009
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... I have found 7-zip very useful on my XP machine. It's free at http://www.7-zip.org/ It will unpack zip and tar and tgz files. The last two are Linux...
lesley_b_linux
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Aug 5, 2009
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I used to go on gimp a lot, but didn't for a few months or so (maybe longer). When I came back there was the 2.4 version, which confused me quite a bit at...
missing.meadow
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Aug 6, 2009
4:32 am
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I know your frustration because I've done that too. The selection tools penetrate all layers. I use two ways of dealing with the problem. First, select Layers...
vic395
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Aug 6, 2009
4:01 pm
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Hello. i was wondering if you can still use eye candy with gimp? i have read on the older boards that you can use eye candy with older gimp versions but not...
Stacy
dreamon91480
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Aug 6, 2009
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Stacy, Could you please post your message in a smaller font ? Or even better: just use text format when you send a message to Yahoo groups. That would very...
weisbeek
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Aug 7, 2009
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I am not sure why this is happening, but you could try checking a few things - first, check that the "chain" is not showing next to the eye on the layers panel...
Portman
porty1971
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Aug 10, 2009
2:49 pm
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I have been wanting to learn how to make a name have a curve for a while and i cant find a decent tut for it for GIMP. Can someone give me the link to a tut...
Nola
aubriesmomma08
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Aug 28, 2009
1:18 am
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Try using Inkscape since it is a vector graphic editor whereas GIMP is for bit-mapped images. I use both programs and they are each great in their own way. ...
cherryfinals
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Aug 28, 2009
2:38 am
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Nola, Recently I created a "text along path" with GIMP using this tutorial: http://gimp-tutorials.net/gimp-text-to-path-tutorial Also you should know something...
weisbeek
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Aug 28, 2009
5:32 am
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Thanks to all those who helped me with the text path stuff yesterday. Now that I have that down, I was wondering if someone can teach me how to download and...
Nola
aubriesmomma08
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Aug 29, 2009
1:14 am
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Nola, A simple Google search (gimp glitter) reveals these sites: Instruction video's at YouTube: - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDxtjlx87ps -...
weisbeek
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Aug 29, 2009
7:40 am
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I install GIMP at saturday. I use Photoshop about 4 years, i hope to get some help here. Why when i opne an image at GIMP (600x600px), and fill with a pattern...
Claudia Renatta
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Sep 9, 2009
7:29 pm
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Tia, This 4 MB is this the file size or is this the size that GIMP indicates in its status bar ? If 4 MB is your actual file size then I guess you should try...
weisbeek
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Sep 9, 2009
8:16 pm
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Hi, Folks: I'm having a problem running GIMP under Mac's OS X. My current attempt is with V 2.6.7, although I've observed the same issues with early versions....
Jerry Jankura
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