Gimp Layers How To Add Layers

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The software is full-featured, allowing both basic and intricate changes to be made to digital images.

Like the popular image editing application Adobe Photoshop, GIMP allows the user to construct images in multiple layers.

Each layer consists of 3 color channels and an alpha channel that governs transparency.

In this way, images can be composed of stacked layers that each contain a small piece of the overall image, such as a line of text.

Gimp Layers How To Add Layers

Learning how to add layers in GIMP is essential to being able to use the program to its full potential.

On Mac OS X, double-click on GIMPs icon in the Applications folder.

A dialog box will appear that will ask you to specify the dimensions of the new image.

Specify them as desired, and then click OK to create the image.

To manage the layers of the image you are working with, you must use the Layers dock.

By default, this dock is open and located on the far right side of the applications window.

If it is not open, click on Windows on the main task bar and select Dockable Dialogs.

This can either be done by clicking the small New Layer icon in the Layers dock, or by selecting New Layer from the Layer menu on the task bar.

Either option will generate a dialog box asking you to specify the layers name, size and color.

By placing each bit of your images content on a separate layer, you can move or edit these bits of content independently of one another; this is why layers are so useful.

To do this, select the desired layer first by clicking on its name in the Layers dock.

Then, add the content (text, gradient, et cetera) to the main workspace.

For example, if a completely opaque layer is covering another layer, the lower layer will not be visible at all.

To reorder your images layers, click on their names in the Layers dock and drag them to a different spot in the list.

Layers at the top of the list will appear in the foreground of your image, while layers at the bottom make up the background.

There is also a duplicate function accessible under the layer menu or by right clicking on the layers dialog.

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