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Help with editing a template - Paranoid_Amnesiac - 08-27-2017 Hi, I am new to Gimp and I would really like to know how to edit this blank template to look like the finished image below it. RE: Help with editing a template - rich2005 - 08-27-2017 That is not a template as such. It is a basic indication of layout and size. Apart from that it is in Indexed mode, you need to change that to RGB Image -> Mode -> RGB otherwise all you get is black and white You need to build it up layer by layer. The background pattern Various text layers. Note the large text is not a regular font, it has been coloured, has a drop shadow ... The graph could be a selection filled with your pattern/gradient/image.. with that white grid on top. Top left image, make your image to suit and add a border. All just parts of using Gimp, but Gimp has a steep learning curve. When it comes to a template that might be used many times over, much more complicated. Layer groups for everything, but aimed at isolating the various parts for the user to fill in. example: http://i.imgur.com/ftCdUqU.jpg and a gimp xcfgz of that to play with, 2 MB too big for here, so http://www.mediafire.com/file/7x4ih3cl82h7ga8/template.xcfgz RE: Help with editing a template - rich2005 - 08-27-2017 Ok, probably made that too complicated, at least until you get into using Gimp. 1. Take your image 1495959480711.png and change the mode to RGB Image -> Mode -> RGB 2. Remove the white background. Colours -> Color to Alpha (white is default so just OK that) 3.Change the black to white Colors -> Invert Now it is up to you, start adding layers under that for background, image, text. The graph might be tricky, use a selection, paint in what you want, maybe a bit of erasing to tidy up Main thing is, keep the 'template' on top.