10 Hidden Features in GIMP To Improve Your Workflow 

I know we're reaching summer time but I didn't expect this much heat to hit my screen, these tips are definitely 🔥🔥🔥

Converting selections to paths (and vice versa) is something I've been using a lot. I did learn a few things - most of all, I think using the TAB key to hide/show the menus comes in handy. Thanks!

WAAAIITTT.. PATHS CAN BE EXPORTED NOW?!?!? I was JUST asking myself the other day if this was possible. This is going to help me A LOT now that I been transitioning to Inkscape, but I prefer GIMP's pen tool. Thank you so much!

Thank you Nick for a very informative tutorial, I've learned much about how to use Gimp thanks to your tutorials.

Niiiick!! ... A tutorial on Animated gifs like this sliced one please.

Thank you so much for making life so much easier so often!

I'm simply amazed with this tips. Thanks for sharing such a good content!

Thank you Nick. Not a pro or designer but your tutorials are really helpful.

These are all very good. Thank you Nick!

Thank You For Your Awesome Videos!

Thank you for the video, I didn't know about a few and only just now found that I was looking for 'text along the path' in Path context menu but it's in Layers. I don't know how hidden it is but I just love 'Darken only' layer mode. Placed over white background it makes white parts of the layer become invisible. I use it to precisely stitch the pages of a bigger image intended for home printing, in my case they are sewing patterns. Select>Grow is a good tool to add a seam allowance :) I also often use File>Create, both from clipboard and asking GIMP to make a screenshot for me.

Nice Nick! I've learned a lot from your videos. Thanks much.

These tips are totally awesome and cool.

Thanks 🙏, we need more like this video

My favourite new feature is the / hot key that opens a search box for any filter and tool gimp has even the ones added via an plug-in so instead of searching through the drop down menus I can just type the name of the filter I want if I know it's name and immediately find it no need to go through multiple drop downs anymore which is just the best

Nick you’re super wholesome and helpful! My thumbnails look so much better after I stumbled across your channel.

I've been using Gimp and Inkscape since 2009. For a period of time, I used Photoshop CS 6 (which I still have) but always returned to Gimp, partly because it is less of a strain on my computer and it just seems more intuitive for me. When Adobe chose the subscription route for all future editions an updates I was pretty much out for good. Now I have purchased the Affinity products (Designer, Photo, and soon Publisher) but I keep defaulting to what I know and am fast at working in. Since I've spent the money I guess I will eventually learn them, Lol! I still believe that Gimp and Inkscape can handle 90% of what any graphic artist needs to do. Add MS Publisher and I can get just about any graphics work done; the kicker, however, is the file-sharing issue which is one of the reasons I bought the Affinity products. I am still hoping that the Affinity Suite of products will somehow be adopted as an equal "professional grade" platform for others in the industry to accept and exchange files in. Adobe's grip on the market is being challenged by other well thought out and executed software which is a good thing. When your the only game in town you can charge outrageously high prices and walk all over your user base with near impunity. Adobe saw that new innovations to PS and AI were running out so they switched to the subscription model, which seemed to make sense when they did so, but now they are seemingly running some kind of new users and "comeback" specials constantly. I wouldn't be surprised to see the price rollback on the Adobe cloud-based apps. Especially if Serif offers the ability to both save AND open (and work in) PS and AI files.

Great video, Im still too much of anoob to really use any of this but ill certainly be returning to this video when im a little better at Gimp. Thankyou sir.

6. Selections To Path is one of the most useful to me and could be used for mask/crop results too

You are amazing. Everyone should learn from you how to make tutorials 👌

Great tips as usual Nick you do a great job mate keep it up please

Thank you so much for this video! 💯💯💯💯💯

Great tips! Thanks.

Great tips, thanks.

Even the thumbnails are attractive. You definitely put in efforts as a content creator.

Thank you Nick!

Great short cuts right here 👌🏽

Awesome videos like always. 👏🏻

Thanks nick you are the best...

Very helpful, thanks

The features are amazing thank you

Thanks very much!!!

Thanks!! great video!!

Many thanks👍

Thanks A LOT!!!

very useful tips here!

Hey there Nick. Hope all is well. Just had to drop by and say that GIMP has made my productive life a whole lot easier since I came in contact with your channel. From the tips to the actual in-depth knowledge I was able to kind of do my thing with way more freedom. Regarding the tips on this video, I was hoping to stretch out by asking you for a deeper tutorial about the last segment, the GIF creation. Near the end there's a short clip on a few lettered logos & names if I'm correct, that makes After Effect kind of useless if one can get his/her head around it. Please do think about it and get back at us, I'm pretty sure a few are too concerned & curious about the matter. Stay safe. Truly Beats Official.

Thanks! Wish I'd known about the dotted stroke earlier. Should cut down a few hours in editing time for me in the future .

You're doing Gods work here!

Thanks Nick

Thanks!

This video should be shared on SNS so everyone will know power of gimp..

When Using Fuzzy Select tool (magic wand) or Color Select tool and adding to selection by Shift-LMB clicking, it usually produces a mess with marching ants regions, at some point you're no longer sure which parts of image are selected and which are not. There is a more perceivable way to view your selection while using Magic Wand or color select tools - View the Selection editor (Selection>Selection editor) - where white areas is your current selection.

Can you do a tutorial on installing plugins from the registry?

For the First tip, the shortcut to make a selection float is ctrl+shift+L

Would you consider making tutorials for Affinity Photo? I don't really like GIMP UI but I love Affinity Photo and your way of explaining things, and I think there is a big audience on RU-vid that would be interested.

O Ronaldinho do Software Livre!!

EXCELLENT

Thanks.

Thats cool!

Love these video's - not tried Gimp yet but you do make it look easy (EXCEPT!) Your curser flits around like an FI car, and with the old memory cells not being what they were I think I'd have to keep pausing - rewinding - pausing - rewinding ............. Just a thought :-)

thanks alot

thank you

The ability of Gimp to view and annotate PDF files is something I only recently learned is possible.

Amazing

Thumbs UP!

I didn't know these as I'm pretty new to GIMP. I was curious how similar to Photoshop it is (50% similar or is it higher?) and whether Photoshop tutorials would work fine in GIMP.

Salute u sir💚💚💚💚💚💚💚✌✌ Gimp

Hey Nick! Great work as always. A random suggestion: have you ever heard of LBRY? It’s basically a decentralized RU-vid alternative with blockchain, very easy to duplicate content from RU-vid, there’s no censorship/demonetisation and from what I’ve heard it pays creators well. It would be nice to check it out!

Could you make a video comparing it to photoshop like you did illustrator vs Inkscape? Thx :)

whoa, gimp really is capable... if i've grown too fond of non-destructive workflows in either Affinity Photo and Photoshop, can i replicate them? it usually involve using adjustment layers which can be changed/adjusted later and smart objects

As usual fantastic video . I have a question , whenever I transform the size of text it becomes raster and pixilated . What is the solution ?

What is the thing he using with his left hand? @ 5:15 does anybody know?

nice

👍👍👍

Is there a way when using the text to path tool... to have the text integrity intact? Like it moves the letters but the shape of the letters dont change... ??? (hope that makes sense)

hi Nick .. How can I easily fill in a text or shape on a transparent background with another pattern in my hand so that the background remains transparent? For example, with a camouflage pattern in my hand as a picture file .. there was an easy way to do this .. when I dragged it, it filled the part of what I dragged directly into the text .. and the transparent background was not affected by it .. but I forgot how it was done. can you help me ? or can you make a video about it please?

anyone remember gimp-painter? that was a cool thing... while it worked.

There's one amazingly useful feature in GIMP. If you click the little "x" in the top right corner, it disappears, and you can then open a browser and download Krita.

please , i want the music you are using in the intro

So technically, rather than struggle with Inkscape placing individual text one by one onto let's say, a ribbon, you could place it all on the path in gimp, convert that to a path. Save it as .svg and import it into Inkscape? Or does that still potentially skew the text incorrectly?

nick how do you use the downloaded these template which I have brought from you website?

When I put my comic strips on my website, they turn out fine, but when I put my logo, which is letters with pictures in them in the title bar of the website or on twitter, it comes out blurry. If you have a moment, could you take a guess at why that would be.

hello sir, which software you use in inkscape

Is gimp the same today as it was in this video? Or does it do more?

Well I made a 4k Picture in Gimp that was 12 MB big, some advise to avoid that?

For me it's trying to remember steps 🤣🤣 these are useful for my tee-shirt designs

sir what is your computers hardware coniguration

where do you recommend we download gimp?

I hope you can help with my problem, I can't export my design with the size I want 5400x4500 300 dpi in inkscape when I change dpi the image size change as well 😣 I hope you can help

Nick you are a very cool designer. you should sometimes give away your book on freelacning for free. For those who can't afford to buy.

I wish gimp had the ability to increase the size of the icons representing individual tools. On a laptop 1080p the icons are too small to know what they represent. If they were larger I know they'd take up more screen but toggling them off and on the problem wouldn't exist.

OMFG GIMP IS FUCKING POWERFUL!!!!

How do i flip one layer without flipping the other layer

Hey, can you make tutorial about making picture to have GTA style animation?

Do you work with gimp professionally?

So Much Advanced... Stuff! Yes, I'd like to be able to it ALL, but, "Oh, my poor old brain!"

how come you have so many tool icons, mines are not?

Floating a selection to its own layer is a hidden feature?!? 😳

0 views, 4 likes, 2 comments xD RU-vid logic xD Edit: Thanks for the ❤

Heal tutoriel please

I dont have time to watch now, but I Liked his video without even seeing it becauz I know It is awsome

how can i put a suit on my self for passport picture on gimp

Second :)

Are you using the latest version of GIMP? I think your GIMP in this tutorial is out of date.

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First:))

Too fast for tutorial...

Do yourself a favour and splash a few bucks and get Affinity Photo

GREAT! GIMP is my favorite. Now, the question is when is GIMP going to incorporate AI API? Thanks!