Chapter 6.  Using GIMP as an Intermediate

Table of Contents

1. Using the Quickmask
2. Creating New Layers
3. Paths
3.1. Stroking a Path
3.2. Transforming Paths
4. Working with Digital Camera Photos
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Improving Composition
4.3. Improving Colors
4.4. Adjusting Sharpness
4.5. Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image
4.6. Saving Your Results
5. Preparing your Images for the web
5.1. Images with an optimal Size/Quality Ratio
5.2. Squeezing Filesize a bit more
5.3. Saving images with transparency
6. Adding New Brushes

1.  Using the Quickmask

  1. Open an image or begin a new document;

  2. Activate the Quickmask using the left-bottom button in the image window. If a selection is present the mask is initialized with the content of the selection;

  3. Choose any drawing tool and use it with greyscale colors on the QuickMask;

  4. Toggle off the Quickmask using the left-bottom button in the image window;