First time here, glad I found this forum because I really need your help. I'm not a graphic artist or anything like that, is just that I was looking for a tool that allows me to create "paper marbling" on the computer. I'm working with a book that I would like to send to be bind by hand and you use paper marbling for the guard pages and covers as part of the binding process. There are many to chose from but I would like to make one by myself. First I found this site called, Marbelizer. Here is the creator's web site . But it is very limited. Then I remembered that I used Gimp in the past to do very basic photo editing and wonder if it was capable to do such a thing. Well I did try, I found the warp tool to be very handy and learn the basics with layers, and filters and the end result was pure and utterly crap... awful. I will show you them, not to boast on what I did but to show you my level of incompetence. I don't even know if I'm using the right tool. I heard about other program called Krita and took a look at it, but if I'm a noobie with Gimp, with Krita I will be a zero to the left. Do you know if there are Gimp filters that provides that sort of effect when you are spreading/splashing acrylic paint over water? What about the combs? For example a warp tool that have multiple "pointers" instead of one. Do you know of any tutorial to create "Gimpaper" marbling?
First examples of beautiful, professional, paper marbling on books:
I have a Mac, and wanted to export individual layers. I tried to install the plug-in Export Layers following the instructions for Mac. Tried versions 3.1, 2.1 and 2.0, by following the directions and moving the two files into the Gimp plug-in folder on my computer. Nothing worked, so I deleted everything in the plug-in folder, and decided to start over and that I'll just have manually export layer by layer. However, I can't even export anything as a PNG file anymore. I tried restarting my computer and everything. When I try to Export, I get the error message:
The given filename does not have any known file extension. Please enter a known file extension or select a file format from the file format list.
1. There was nothing in the file format list when usually I see all the options like jpg, png, etc etc
2. I literally tried to save the file type as:
wind1.png
with no spaces or anything...
I have many scans of transparencies that have the film holder as a black border. When Using GIMP 2.10.10 to open an image, it opened the image only, and not the black border. This was very useful and made cropping un-necessary. Being an idiot and not letting well alone, I changed some settings and now the images load with the black film-holder border.
I tried un-installing and re-installing Gimp but it never comes back as it originally installed. So, does any one know what settings might restore the ability to load and have the border deleted in the one "Open" command. Failing that, what do I do within the program to delete the black border? Or, how do you delete all the Gimp installation completely as if was never installed. Then I can start anew.
I am setting up Gimp for my mother to use in hopes that she can use it to fix scanned photos.
I am having trouble finding a way to create shortcuts for the following options :
Auto equalize
Auto white balance
Auto color enhance
Is there a way to do this, preferably adding buttons that will be easy to use.
Hi
I am brand new to GIMP and to this type of editing software generally. I was doing a YouTube tutorial which was showing how to move the dockable dialog boxes around and I tried to move the layers box onto the desktop and it seems to go straight to the top left corner, covering even the red, green and yellow screen resizing buttons.
I searched for a solution on the internet and found one from about year ago, saying it was a bug. Im wondering if its a bug why it hasn't been fixed.
I am running GIMP on MACOs Mojave.
In the tutorial the layers box can simply be moved onto the desktop, no problem, but on my computer if I try to move any of the docks onto the desktop I end up with this problem.
Has anyone else had this issue and if so is there a way to fix it so I can move my docks? Thank you in advance.
I am very inexperienced with GIMP and it seems like my problem is very basic, so I apologize if this is a trifling question. I am trying to draw a pair of bird wings. I used the Paths tool to draw my initial wing shape and it was fine. My plan was to take that shape, copy it, and use a few other tools to draw the opposite wing. I have attached an image of my starting shape and 2nd screenshot that sketches out the intent of my next step. From the history in that screenshot, you can see that I Selected the starting shape, used the Flip tool, and then moved the new shape into a position that would approximate the opposite wing. No matter if I used Paste (as various methods) or anchor or what, I cannot for the life of me, figure out how to make the new shape appear in the layer as a permanent image/drawing/whatever. I've tried various methods with Paste, like As New Layer, and/or duplicating the layer, but when I anchor or merge down the layer, the new drawing disappears like it wasn't there to begin with, even though I have not changed the foreground color.
I have been at this particular task for 2 hours. I could have hand drawn the opposite wing (I could have hand drawn 10 pairs of wings) by now, but I am trying to learn a little about GIMP's tools and processes. It seems like a powerful software and knowing some basics seem useful. I thought I understood some basic concepts of GIMP, but I guess I don't.
I apparently have no idea how to do what I want. What is the correct process for using a starting shape as a layer, editing it (like Flip or Rotate or Handle Transform), and pasting or anchoring or merging the new shape into the starting the layer?
I'm trying to move a dialog box onto the area that says, you can drop dockable dialogs here, but it just moves the box over that text.
I'm dragging the index tabs and not the box itself, but when I drag the tab over an area that it should be able to dock to the white border never shows up.
If anyone has an idea of whats going on I would appreciate it very much.
Hi,
I would like to combine 2 images using GIMP 10.
I find some tutorial how to do it on GIMP8 but it was said that GIMP10 have some changing.
I want to put 2 image on the first make in the right size and basically combine them.
What are directions to combine 2 images using GIMP10?
thanks.
