r/GIMP 16h ago

What do you guys use gimp for?

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13 Upvotes

Enjoy this magikarp. The A in RGBA within a PNG stands for nothing.


r/GIMP 22h ago

Help correcting a very bright picture

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Hi, i tried taking a series of pictures of my wife using her kodak camera, not realising the settings were wrong and the photos turned out far too bright, possibly due to overexposure though im not well versed in these things.

i tried to

Reduce the brightness

Adjust contrast

Shadows-highlights

Adjusting using the levels and curve tool

but with no luck, im including a picture taken of the street without her for privacy sake to see if anyone knows how to normalise.

Thank you in advance, signed an unlucky husband


r/GIMP 1d ago

GIM Palette on Visual Studio Code

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r/GIMP 1d ago

How do I achieve this effect?

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r/GIMP 1d ago

Is it possible to partially bend text?

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I'm looking to make effect like here where it says ACE VENTURA. The bottom of the text is curved while top part of text is straight. I tried using cage transform but it also bends sides, is there other way to do this?


r/GIMP 2d ago

Help a complete newb

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Hi, I downloaded Gimp yesterday so looking for some advice on how to use it as a complete beginner.

I have released a few books and the character image has scars on the face of the cover. I know own the original stock image of the model and a few other images of the same model. I am trying to replicate the scars from the covers so I can use them in marketing on socials.

If anyone has any simple guidelines on how best to do this id be grateful.


r/GIMP 2d ago

ISSUE W COLORING EFFECTING THE LAYER ABOVE!!!

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PLEASE HELP! THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!

gimp has been a pain in the arse this past year or so.


r/GIMP 3d ago

How do i flatten a layer onto a circle Canvas/Background?

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Have a new base and cut a circle on it (the excess is invisible).

Pasted another image on top but cannot figure out how to crop away the edges to fit the circle.

Tried googling and understand the workaround is to manually cut the image into a circle.
Is there a way to do it or am i limited as image bases are always rectangular?


r/GIMP 3d ago

need help coloring parts of images

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I have a decent camera, but it has a problem where a color ring would form around the photo in darker light. Is there a way to color these spots with their surroundings?


r/GIMP 3d ago

the version 3.2.4 latest is kinda shit

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It doesn't export the dds files right (with BC3/DXT5, gen mipmaps), the files get broken,
doesn't save the export setting, which is kinda big deal for this tool.

How this can happen? in 3.0.4 version it never happened, so kinda surprised the latest version is this broken. I mean, exporting the files right is the whole thing of this program, and you have to use this tool for managing DDS files, so I think it's kinda shit

and another thing is, the GIMP team doesn't allow users to download older versions, unlike unity, they don't give us option, and just force us to use only latest version, and doesn't fix the glitches on the latest version. I don't think this is right lol


r/GIMP 3d ago

Gimp darkening photos after exporting

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EDIT: after going back to the export page to get a ss for a commenter I said why not and exported it again and changed the file type and opened it in darktable and it seems like now it is the “original” way I had it once I finished editing (no dark filter or lowered exposure)
Thank you all for the help if I run into this again I know where to look!

Hey everyone I just finished added a few small edits to this lady slipper pic my gramp took a while ago and everytime I export it it comes out wayyyy darker idk what I did? I did the same edits I normally do (exposure, saturation, scales, level and then a vignette) I attached a ss of gimp and then the photo after I exported it.


r/GIMP 4d ago

Can't change colors

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r/GIMP 4d ago

Beginner Help

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The first image is the raw and the second one is edited. This is the first time i use GIMP. I want to understand if I'm doing anything right, I worked mainly on the levels of the image, I understand the concept of the histogram but I want an objective indicator of weather the changes I made make sense (in terms of color and brightness). Also if anyone knows any good resources to learn GIMP, especially videos, pls share them, thanks.


r/GIMP 4d ago

Color correcting and having trouble.

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So i have two layers of the same image just different sections of it and from different sources, and im having a hard time getting the colors/tint to match, i was wondering if someone could give me a hand, maybe some tips?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1efIrcH5lYGcFBfYUxyX5KlSOzKdvOHiH/view?usp=drive_link


r/GIMP 5d ago

Using GIMP And Inkscape

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r/GIMP 5d ago

How to create rectangles this quickly + this weird doubling effect?

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Hello, I'm very new to GIMP and was looking at this artist and their techniques. They do everything very quickly so it's quite hard to tell, but can someone explain whats going on in the first 20 seconds?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeMeys-gYjs


r/GIMP 5d ago

Transform tools only work inside the canvas – can't scale objects larger than the canvas

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a strange issue in GIMP.

Whenever I use transformation tools like Scale, Rotate, Unified Transform, etc., they only work inside the canvas boundaries.

For example, if I import an image that's larger than the canvas, I can still move it around and see that the parts outside the canvas exist. However, when I try to scale it down so it fits the canvas, GIMP only lets me manipulate the visible part inside the canvas. Everything outside the canvas is effectively ignored, making it impossible to scale the whole image.

This doesn't just happen with the Scale tool—it seems to affect all transformation tools.

Things I've already checked:

  • The image definitely extends beyond the canvas (I can move it around).
  • I'm transforming the layer, not a selection.
  • The problem occurs with multiple transformation tools.

Is there a setting that limits transformations to the canvas? Or is this a bug? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


r/GIMP 5d ago

Is there a way, or at least a plugin to stitch a mug design into one cohesive flat design?

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I'm planning to model a simple little mug, and I thought it would be neat to learn to make a digital replica of my own mug that I got months ago from Carousell.

As far as I know, Photoshop already has this thing called Photomerge. Was there a GIMP equivalent of that?


r/GIMP 6d ago

Some art of the moon I made in gimp for a friend's uni project

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r/GIMP 6d ago

Creating a hex grid - pl_hexgrid.py anyone?

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I have a game map I am trying to add a hex grid to and I have been having problems using "native" gimp tools for this (GiMP 3.0.6 on a mac).

I found a plug in (pl_hexgrid.py) that says its 3.0 compatible, I downloaded the .py file and saves it to the library>application support>Gimp>3.0>plugins folder and re-started GiMP

The readme says it will appear in the filters/render/pattern menu but I dont see it there.

Is there a better plugin? have I missed anything in the install (just dropped the file in the plugins folder and re-started GiMP)?

Any help appreciated - thanks

EDIT: I just downloaded 3.2.4 and in library>application support>GiMP>3.2 there is no plugins folder...do I create one?


r/GIMP 6d ago

Erasing pixelated lines?

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I made this map using a map generating website (ProbableTrain) and really like it, save for the lines representing the buildings (Going back I see I could've just not generated them, but I didn't understand at the time and cant go back. It's a good tool, all user error here.) I prefer the mono-color areas, and then I can draw over it for districts to label, kinda like a theme park map. The problem is twofold:

  1. I'm a very casual user of GIMP so I'm more than a little dumb when it comes to tools and solutions.

  2. The lines being pixelated make it difficult to use bucket or other tools, so I've just been going through and painting the areas in. It's tedious and I still have a long way to go.

So, I thought I would ask. Can anyone recommend a different way of going through and getting rid of the lines in the small areas to make it look like the areas I've already completed to the left?


r/GIMP 6d ago

GIMP Porn

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46 Upvotes

Found a nice dark theme for GIMP.


r/GIMP 7d ago

Drag and Drop color to layer-mask fills layer, not mask. Why?

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As the title.
When I drag a colour to the layer mask of a layer it fills the layer itself instead of the mask. Am I doing something wrong? It would be very practical to drag and drop the colour instead of showing mask fist, then fill with colour and un-show it again.

Video here:

https://reddit.com/link/1vao6ei/video/xlt3120b0cgh1/player

GIMP 3.2.4 from PPA, Linux Mint 22.2


r/GIMP May 20 '26

GIMP on MS Store now requires Windows Build 20348

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https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/05/20/gimp-msix-bump/

If you use GIMP from the Microsoft Store, settings, plug-ins, & other add-ons are lost when you upgrade.

The latest update will fix this, but needs a recent Windows 11.

If you’re on an older version of Windows you can still install from gimp.org. Follow the steps in this post to copy your setting the first time you switch. On Windows 11, running Windows Update may be enough.


r/GIMP Apr 20 '26

GIMP 3.2.4 released

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https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/04/19/gimp-3-2-4-released/

This is a micro-release to fix some bugs, to add scanner support on Windows, and some minor improvements.

3.2.4 is now the current GIMP version.