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Tips to Avoid 10 Painful Mistakes Made by Beginner Photographers In this article, you’ll learn about the most common mistakes beginner photographers make and how to avoid them. Read More
How to use layers in GIMP How to Use Layers in GIMP In this article, you'll learn how to use layers with GIMP photo editing software to get the look you want and get answers to the seven most common questions beginners ask about GIMP layers. Read More
getting started with gimp photo editing software Getting Started with GIMP Photo Editing Software Getting started with GIMP, the free Photoshop alternative, in this step by step introduction on how to install and use this photo editing software. Great for beginners.Step-by-step instructions on how to install and get started with GIMP, a free photo… Read More
Photo Editing Challenge Day 5 – Fixing Common Image Problems In this lesson you'll learn about how to fix some common image problems like noise reduction, lens flare, erasing things, and more. Read More
Photo Editing Challenge Day 4 – Portrait Editing with Luminar AI In this Luminar AI tutorial, you'll learn how to use the Portrait AI tools like Skin AI, Face AI and Body AI to edit your photos of people. Read More
Luminar AI tutorial editing challenge Photo Editing Challenge Day 3 – Getting Creative with Luminar AI In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the creative tools in Luminar AI to add style and mood to your images. Read More
Photo Editing Challenge Day 2 – Contrast and Tone Control In this tutorial, you'll learn what tools to use to adjust the contrast, do tone control, and add sharpness with Luminar AI. Read More
Luminar AI tutorial photo editing challenge Photo Editing Challenge Day 1 – Quick Edits with Luminar AI Day #1 of our new photo editing challenge! In this first tutorial, you'll learn how to process your images in under three minutes with Luminar AI. Read More
Photoshop 2021 – What’s new and what’s a little funky? Recently Adobe released a major update for its flagship photo editing program, Photoshop 2021. Learn all about some of the best ones here. Read More
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How to Use Layers in GIMP

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In this article, you’ll learn how to use layers with GIMP photo editing software to get the look you want and get answers to the seven most common questions beginners ask about GIMP layers.

Getting Started with GIMP Photo Editing Software

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Getting started with GIMP, the free Photoshop alternative, in this step by step introduction on how to install and use this photo editing software. Great for beginners.Step-by-step instructions on how to install and get started with GIMP, a free photo editing software alternative to Photoshop.