I sure would like help using GIMP

redfenix

because I know Very little about how to use it, but it would really help with what I'm trying to do right now.

This should be really easy, but I just suck with the interface.
and no, I don't have Pshop.

So, i have a bunch of pictures, and I need to shrink the bodies, and keep the heads the same size.
so I need to:

1) select the area to shrink (which i do w/ the "free select tool"
2)shrink only the area selected (I don't know how to do this) - to say 20% of full size
3)drag and line up the shrunk body with the normal sized head.
3a) you know the little box in Paint so the background is transparent? how do you do that in Gimp?

4) crop and resize the image, so that the selected area becomes the entire file dimensions

thanks peeps, learn me some stuff.

Linksville

Go here: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
And here: http://tutorialblog.org/gimp-tutorials/
And try this: http://www.gimpshop.com/

redfenix

thanks Fau

spono

you need to put the ball in its mouth

TheySlashThem

I was so disappointed when I tried to use the tablet I got from secret satans with gimp and gimp was all "haha no"

ChicoBlue

ThatDudeOverThere wrote: »

I was so disappointed when I tried to use the tablet I got from secret satans with gimp and gimp was all "haha no"

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17992

redfenix

on a similar vein, what can i get an entry-level wacom for?

Marshmallow

http://www.wacom.com/bambootablet/bamboo.php & http://www.wacom.com/bambootablet/bamboofun.php are pretty good first tablets for $79 and $99 respectively. I have a Graphire which I guess was the predecessor to the Bamboo and it's lasted me a couple years of regular use with no problems.

redfenix

goddamn i suck at gimp
i feel like it's purely the interface, and i can't do the simplest things because of it

Fandyien

Guys I need help I've been hiccuping for days

Prof. Awesome

Is it possible to make gimp's interface not suck?

Szechuanosaurus

Spend money on researchers and designers to develop a well designed user interface.

Starfuck

one thing i'm having trouble in GIMP is trying to figure out how to set the interval of frames for GIFs.
i seem to only be able to do it when i save
i also can't seem to do so say 100ms, 100ms, 500ms, 100ms and so on for varying frames

i'm probably just doing it wrong

Prof. Awesome

Seriously, why are the utility windows still floating there when I minimize gimp? Who thought this would be a good idea?

Now for a program with a good interface: http://sai.detstwo.com/sai/