GIMP: The most important functions for beginners

The free image editing program GIMP shines with all kinds of functions that cover a whole range of possibilities from the layman to the semi-professional photographer. But which of the many are the most important functions for GIMP beginners?

Overview of the most important functions for GIMP beginners

The GIMP software offers you many different functions to edit photos or create images yourself. At the same time, some functions require more practice than others. To make sure you get a good grasp of the basic stuff, you should definitely familiarize yourself with these functions and tips as a beginner to GIMP:

• You will see the tools you can use in a window. Here you will also find all the basic functions. Under the tool selection, you can make various adjustments, for example, to set the size of the tool.
• Crop: This function is often needed when you need a specific format for an image. The icon for it consists of two angles that form a square. First drag the area you want to have as an image, and then press Enter to crop.
• Filter: At the top of the menu bar you will see the item "Filter". Here you can make many interesting adjustments to photos, correct them, colorize in black and white, increase contrast, remove red eye, and more.
• Layers: Zeichnen Sie selbst, sind Ebenen besonders wichtig. Diese werden Ihnen nicht bei den Werkzeugen angezeigt, sondern Sie finden sie im Fenster rechts.
• Tastenkombinationen: Bei der Bildbearbeitung können schnell Fehler passieren. Mit Steuerung + Z machen Sie die letzte Änderung im Handumdrehen rückgängig.