i just started using gimp instead of constantly making new gmail accounts to avoid purchasing photoshop, and i'm having trouble with one thing, how are layers organized? are the top layers on the top or on the bottom? when I made a new transparent layer and placed it on the bottom every layer on top of it in the list didn't appear in the image, and i'm confused as to why. can anybody help?

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I'm having issues installing Gimp on my new computer: a Lenovo Ideacentre 710 running Windows 10.  When attempting to start the installation, I get an error message saying:

"Folder names cannot include any of the following characters: / : * ? < > l".

Can anyone shed any light on this?  I've tried several versions of Gimp and I keep hitting the same wall.

Hello all,

I'm posting my question here because I inferred that a response from rich2005 on the gimpusers.com forum suggested that I do so.
:-) 

Here is the original post and comments:
http://www.gimpusers.com/forums/gimp-use...ssage86876

I can't seem to get the smudge and blur tools to do as expected.  I can't get my selected area to appear "smudged" like the samples I've seen.  

Generally, I think, as a novice, I don't understand how to select and use a tool.  I think I'm doing the steps in the wrong order (selecting an area, selecting the tool, performing the tool's function).  

Could someone give me some pointers or point me to the documentation.  I love Gimp but I must say (don't mean to offend anyone) that the documentation leaves a lot to be desired.  I often try the steps exactly as they are described in documentation and can't get the expected result.

Many thanks,

I sometimes see a beginner ask
...how do I make text, move it around and then anchor it where I want it...
Perhaps confusion after coming to Gimp from some other application.

The basic working of the text tool are shown in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChcTE9KROmc&hd=1 about 5 minutes duration.

Apart from that the following video demonstrates

1. Ways to move the entered text
- use the text tool handles
- a better way, use shift-alt to move the on canvas text tool
- or using the move tool.

2. Adding a second (or more) text layer
- two small text layers
- Adding a new text layer over a existing large text layer.

Anchoring a text layer?. Not in Gimp, leave the text layer as-is Want to leave the text tool, select a different tool.




6 minutes duration.

Does 'GIMP" use or have Hot Keys to allow one to bypass the sometimes clunky menu system ?


How do you make a menu change become permanent (or become the default) ?


How do I make this Forum show "Newest Post First" ?


DoctorBill

Hi Folks
Have just reinstalled GIMP, and have a small issue I cannot find an answer to. When I open up a couple of images' as small image of the two pictures of that file appears up the top of the screen below the menu bar. If I close one of the images, "BOTH" of the small pictures disappear. Previously, if I close one the other remained open and could be closed on it's own when necessary. I find it is  a much easier way of closing the file instead of using the "File" menu. I am converting hundreds of 35mm slides to JPEG files and this take quite some time close them all after editing. What settings do I need to select to ensure only one of the images appear at a time.
Many Thanks
Gary

I customized GIMP's smudge tool, to make it not only smudge existing color on the canvas, but also blend brush color on it. Because I thought this can make a different taste from "Watercolor" type smudge when drawing images.
(I mainly use GIMP for painting, so the power of a brush engine is important to me.)
I did this by modifying GIMP's core codes and building by myself.

   
I added two parameters. One is "Flow", which controls the amount of brush color. The more it is, more foreground color will be blended. Of cource it can be controlled by brush dynamics. (To simplify the work I picked a currently-unused parameter and didn't make a new one.)

The other is "No erasing effect". If enabled, if smudging will decrease alpha of some pixels, don't decrease them, thus don't erase existing pixels. This is useful to fill the gap between two color areas.

Currently I made this just for experiment and it's not very robust. If someone agrees to make this as an official feature, I may talk to GIMP developers.

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Here are some tests. Also compare this smudge tool and MyPaint brush(which is watercolor type smudge).

   
It's better to keep Flow under 30, or control it by dynamics. Otherwise it will be nearly the same as normal brushes.

Two artworks with similar painting method, only different tools.
by customized smudge tool
   
(Tip: smudge tool is very useful to draw hair and flames)

by MyPaint brush
   

And this shows why "No erasing effect" matters.
   
In the left image, there are transparent gaps between dark gray and red areas. Without "No erasing effect", smudging on the gap will diffuse its transparency to nearby pixels and it's difficult to remove the gap.
"No erasing effect" may be useful in watercolor type smudge too. Havn't tried yet.

(Also posted at http://www.gimpusers.com.)

Hi everyone. I am a programmer living in Taiwan, but do some digital painting for hobby. So my main usage of GIMP is painting.
Besides Chinese, I can read Japanese too.

My programming and art works were posted here (No English site sorry)
Bahamut (Traditional Chinese)
https://home.gamer.com.tw/shark0r
pixiv (Japanese)
http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1797692

Here is my recent work
   
pixiv link
By Inkscape 0.92 and GIMP 2.9.5
She is Kasane Teto (重音テト), an UTAU character.
Also a practice of newly-added MyPaint brush. Adjusted its setting to make it like Watercolor tool in many Japanese softwares.


And an older one.

   
pixiv link
The character is Xin Hua (心華), A Vocaloid character from Taiwan.
It took me many days. Currently I have no time to draw another such a complex artwork.

I have the Kosher "GIMP" and it's 'HELP' files up and running now thanks to ofnuts and rich2005 !

NOW comes the myriad questions I'll be asking...............

First couple -

Does GIMP 'HELP' have a search function ?
For instance - I'd like to know if there is a 'Line Drawing' function in GIMP.

I tried inserting text into a picture (I do a lot of Reloading Forums for old 1800's English firearms)
and I take and edit pictures A LOT .

I want to underline some text, so a line drawing Function is needed (for emphasis - like THIS)

On other (less good as GIMP), drawing a Horizontal line - the Shift key KEEPS the line Horizontal...
Does GIMP have such a method of keeping the line horizontal (or vertical) ?


DoctorBill

Hello guys
I'm pretty new at gimp. I been using it for about a month.
Anyway i pressed some shortcut and now I can't see selection lines.
When I click Rectangle Select tool and I start dragging on the image I can't see any lines. When I let go of the mouse button they appear. Also when I try to re size selection those lines disappear.
This didn't happen before.

This Is what I mean. On the first image I clicked on top left side and dragged to bottom right. I can't see any lines.

On the second image I let go of mouse button and selection appears.

I tried a lot of thing, and search the internet but couldn't find solution. I reinstall the program but it didn't help.
Any ideas.