EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

LESSON 5 / GRADE 12

Basic
Image
Manipulation
(Online, Offline and Open-Source Software)
 OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to;
1. understand the basic image manipulation;
2. differentiate the other functions and tools in
basic image manipulation; and
3. create an edited image applying the basic
image manipulation tools in image editor.
REVIEW < REVIEW
Principles of
DESIGN
AND
LAYOUT
ACTIVITY #1
SNAP-SHOT(10-minutes)
Using your smart
phone, capture an
image/angle that you
really love most.
QUESTION:
What is your idea
about image
manipulation?
Basic
Image
Manipulation
GIMP
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
is a freely available open-source
application for creating and
manipulating graphic images that
runs on Linux, other Unix-based
operating systems, and also on
Windows and Mac OS X.
GIMP is a FREE image editing software
whereas Photoshop is a PAID image editing
software.
GIMP and Photoshop both contains
numerous plugins, but photoshop plugins are
designed by the famous photo brands like
Phase One, Kodak, and more.
GIMP contains fewer tools while Photoshop
contains a lot of tools.
 Layers
window
Tool box contains
contains
layers of
tools for
images
editing
that will
and
combine
enhancing
d with the
images.
other
layers.

Work Area – Editors work

Figure 3.1 Components of GIMP
 GIMP Manipulation Techniques
1. Opening of Image
Files. Click the File >
Open (you can press ctrl
+ O) > choose in the
directory where you
saved the image you
want to edit, then click
open button. (see
Figure 3.2)

Figure 3.2. Opening of Images Files

 2. Select Tools Figure 3.3 The first icon is the rectangular tool,
second is ellipse tool and last picture is free tool.
Select tools can
be seen in the
toolbox. It allows you
to select a portion of
image you want to
edit like crop tool,
rectangular tool,
ellipse tool and free
tool.
(see Figure 3.4)

Figure 3.4 The first picture is a sample of rectangular

tool, second is ellipse tool and last picture is free tool
3. Paintbrush tool
Select the paintbrush tool then click and hold the left mouse button
while drawing. You can choose different colors in the foreground color in
the select tool. (see Figure 3.5)

Paint brush

Foreground color

Figure 3.5 Paintbrush Tool

4. Text tool
Select text tool. It allows you to create, edit and display the text.
(see Figure 3.6)

Text tool

Figure 3.6 Text Tool

Rectangle Select Tool: Select a rectangular region.
Ellipse Select Tool: Select the elliptical region.
Free Select Tool: Select a hand drawn region with
free and polygonal segments.
Fuzzy Select Tool: Select a contiguous region based
on color.
Select by Color Tools: Select regions with similar colors
Shift + O.
Scissor Select Tools: Select tools using intelligent edge-
fitting.
Foreground Select Tools: Select a region containing foreground
objects.
Paths Tools: Create and edit paths.
Color Picker: Select Color from image pixels.
Zoom Tools: Adjust the zoom level.
Measuring Tools: Measure distance and angle.
Move: Move layers, selections, & other objects.
Alignment: Align or arrange layers and other objects.
Crop: Remove edge areas from image or layers.
Unified Transform: Transform the layer, selection or path Shift + T.
Rotate Tool: Rotate the layer selection or path Shift + R.
Scale Tool: Scale the layer selection or path Shift + S.
Shear Tool: Shear the layer selection orpath Shift + H.
Handle Transform Tool: Deform the layer, selection or path
with handles Shift + L. Perspective
Tool: Change perspective of the layer, selection or path
Shift + P.
Flip Tool: Reverse the layer, selection or path horizontally or
vertically Shift + F. Warp
Transform: Deform with different tools.
Text Tool: Create or edit layers
Bucket Fill Tool: Fill selected area with a color or pattern Shift + B.
Gradient Tool: Fill selected area with a color gradient.
Pencil Tool: Hard edge painting using a brush.
Paintbrush Tool: Paint smooth stroke using a brush.
Erase tool: Erase the background or transparency using a brush Shift
+ E. Airbrush Tool: Paint using a brush with a variable pressure.
Ink Tool: Calligraphy-style painting. Clone Tool: Selectively copy
from an image or pattern, using a brush.
Healing Tool: Heal image irregularities. Perspective Clone Tool:
Clone from and image source after applying a
perspective transformation.
Blur/Sharpen Tool: Selective blurring or unblurring using a brush Shift
+ U. Smudge Tool: Smudge selectively using a
brush.
Dodge/Burn Tool: Selectively lighten or darken using a
brush Shift + D
Note: For additional learning resources, you can use the following links:
https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.10.html https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
Other Apps
GIMP