IT Skill Module

Image Editing and Design

GIMP – Session 2

CCIT4085
Information Technology Fundamentals
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. I

EXERCISE 4 – TEXT ALONG A PATH (SELF-LEARNING) ..................................................................................... 2

EXERCISE 5 - PHOTO EDITING......................................................................................................................... 7

EXERCISE 6 – SCISSORS SELECT .................................................................................................................... 23

REMARK:

PART OF THIS SET OF MANUAL IS REFERENCED, PREPARED AND/OR EXTRACTED FROM THE MATERIALS ON
WWW.GIMP.ORG.

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Exercise 4 – Text along a Path (self-
learning)
1. Create a New Image.

2. Choose the Paths Tool.

3. Click on the starting point and then the ending point.

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4. Click and drag any point of the line to edit the shape.

5. Choose the Text Tool.

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6. Type “Testing: Text along a path”.

7. Choose Layer -> Text along Path.

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8. Select the Path Panel. Right-click the layer, and then choose Path to Selection.

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9. Click on the visibility icon on both paths. A regular selection will then be around the text.

A new layer can be created and Bucket Fill tool can be used to fill the text.

10. To export the changes, on the menu, choose File -> Export As.
Set ``ex4.png” as the file name, and then click the Export button.

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Exercise 5 - Photo Editing

1. Open an image as a new layer. (You may choose any image.)

2. In GIMP, the contrast of an image could be adjusted in different ways.

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The color levels of Cyan, Magenta and Yellow could be adjusted independently.

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3. On the menu, choose Edit -> Undo Color Balance to undo the change.

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4. Right-click the image, and then choose Colors -> Levels.

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5. Move the markers on Input Levels. (Move the left marker to right, and then move the
right marker to left.)

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6. On the menu, choose Edit -> Undo Levels to undo the change.

7. Right-click the image, and then choose Colors -> Brightness and Contrast.

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8. Adjust the values for Brightness and Contrast.

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9. On the menu, choose Edit -> Undo Brightness-Contrast to undo the change.

10. Right-click the image, and then choose Colors -> Curves.

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11. To export the changes, on the menu, choose File -> Export As.
Set ``ex5a.png” as the file name, and then click the Export button.
Close the file.

12. Open an image as a new layer. (You may choose any image.)

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13. Create a new transparent layer.

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14. Use the Free Select Tool to select the sky area.

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15. Choose the Bucket Fill Tool.

16. Choose a Blue color.

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17. Set the fill color to the selected region.

18. Set the Opacity of the layer to 50%.

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19. Set the Blend Mode to Overlay.

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11. To export the changes, on the menu, choose File -> Export As.
Set ``ex5b.png” as the file name, and then click the Export button.

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Exercise 6 – Scissors Select

1. Open the image “blossom.jpg” as a new layer.

2. Choose the Scissors Select Tool.

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3. Select the shape as shown on the following figure.

4. Choose the Foreground Select Tool.

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5. On the menu, choose Select -> Invert.

6. Choose the Bucket Fill Tool.

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7. Set a background color.
8. On the Tool Options panel, set BG color fill as the Fill Type.

9. Click the background area of the image.

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10. On the menu, choose Layer -> Transparence -> Add Alpha Channel.

11. On the menu, choose Edit -> Clear.

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12. To export the changes, on the menu, choose File -> Export As.
Set ``ex6.png” as the file name, and then click the Export button.

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AI Corner

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