All 39 GIMP Tools Explained

[@richie1027]

Started with GIMP 2 months ago at age 70. Your approach to teaching is quite intuitive and I appreciate that you do not go off on tangents. Looking forward to enrolling in your training series. Thanks for offering all these and sharing your expertise.

[@embeddedbastler6406]

Gimp is extremely underrated in it's capabilities. Many people don't even know why they are paying for Photoshop. They are just using it because everyone does. (My past self included)

[@Hyper5nic]

Gimp, and anything other than Adobe software isn't even taken serious by advertising companies, go figure. ;-) The offset and digital printers are so accustomed to using the Adobe format that some even don't consider printing if it is not Adobe. So there's the bottleneck issue. I believe if Adobe has to release the exportformat, competition is fair again.

[@softwarelivre2389]

Its lack of user friendliness is the main reason for its low adoption.

[@michaelkeymont501]

Adobe is the ProTools of graphics software. Everybody uses it because everybody uses it and it keeps getting worse and worse until one day, it will no longer be used at all. I was a paying, professional customer since PS version 6 all the way through to Creative Cloud. It’s overpriced, bloated, resource hungry nonsense.

[@softwarelivre2389]

I use mainly paintdotnet on windows and Krita on Linux-based systems. I do not like either GIMP or Photoshop.

[@mara257]

it's expensive and people who are broke like me (aka Students) can't have it !

[@justtestingpleaseignore6707]

I've been using GIMP for YEARS and just learned a million new things! Thank you so much.

[@HamzaFaisalO_O]

Just wanna thankyou for existing man. I really appreciate everything you do for us ❤

[@user-tm3fz7qx3s]

GIMP can do a lot of stuff. I bet there are many features to add in, but GIMP is now very capable now. You're contributing so much to GIMP with these tutorials and explanations. Keep it up and I hope the best comes your way.

[@carlellis9647]

This is a terrific video. I started using Gimp in September 2023. Learning all the tools and features has been a struggle. But I feel like I've taken a leap since I watched this video. Now things in Gimp make a lot more sense and I see how can use these tools to help create better images. Thanks Nick for doing such a terrific job.

[@usemybox]

Very clearly explained. Thank you for this video 👍

[@pushpaverma9646]

Wow!! Excellant eye opener for me toward edting photos. No body , on one explained like you did. God Bless . Thank You.

[@spearsharp8682]

3:34 You can also increase and decrease the fuzzy selection threshold by sliding the mouse right (+) or left (-)

[@richardslater677]

That was truly useful in deciding that Gimp is not what I want. Gimp is described as an alternative to Lightroom by many sources and clearly it is not. Saved me a lot of time.

[@ChanSiewWei]

I wish you have made this video years ago. Thanks a million.

[@cindymudaly3541]

Thank you Nick for all GIMP n Inkscape videos tutorials. I have learned a lot in the last few weeks.

[@mr.matt.eastwood]

Your videos are pure gold. Thanks so much!! I've been using Gimp for many years but this video widened my horizons to what I can actually do with it.

[@cristianfernandez9708]

Thanks man, you don't know how much your videos help

[@MervB1]

Coming back to GIMP after a couple of years, great refresher video

[@willieb5227]

This sick thanks bro it’s crazy what you can do in gimp I wrote them all down and defined them I got work to do 🤦‍♂️

[@enz3547]

Straight to the point, no blah blah. Thanks

[@haresheranga]

This is really great. Show the power of gimp for newbies

[@tysondouglasrand5613]

I've watched this three or more times now. I'm learning - slowly - but the hard part is now becoming how to know which tool to use and how to get the platform to release a tool when I'm done with it. GIMP is nearly too many options for me - but I WILL NOT Give up! Thanks.

[@bulldogmicro4279]

Actually the best video I found so far!

[@rosewurkz]

Thanks a lot, this is super useful ☺️

[@thingsiplay]

Hi Nick. Great video again and thank you. I know and understand most of the tools of GIMP, but where I still struggle is the perspective clone tool.

[@Kafir_Hindu]

This video seems to be good for those who are expirenced in working with gimp, request you to kindly publish the same for novoice people like me 🙏

[@marlowegargaran]

I highly appreciate your videos Nick. I don't use gimp nor inkscape, but I watch your tutorials frequently as a means of freeing myself from thinking that my tools limit my creative process. Cheers all the way from the Philippines!

[@wispsprojects1120]

I was always curious about Gimp but it was so owerhelming with all the tools and functions and the official guide didn't helped much, but with this video it seems much more digestable. Thank you!

[@lanceevans1689]

Excellent video Nick!

[@wantafastz28]

Nick, your videos are perfect! Thanks for your time making these.

[@TechieSewing]

Loving Unified Transform recently. I shift around arrows for my thumbnails often and it's far easier to turn, scale and rotate in one take. After this video I'm going to look at perspective tools more often :) Thank you!

[@agoniavr]

Watched the similar Inkscape video and wished you'd make one for Gimp...and here it is! Even if I'm perfectly fine with Windows and the Affinity suite, I often force myself to learn a new environment and software to avoid becoming a slave of the software's tools rather than using it as I want. I'm currently trying everything Linux with PopOS and despite finding Inkscape really good, a lot of stuff in GIMP doesn't make any sense to me. This video clarified a lot but having used a bit of different graphic software I still think GIMP is kinda clunky/unintuitive...hope they make it more similar to Photoshop/Affinity Photo as Inkscape is more similar to Illustrator/Affinity Designer.

[@hy_sakti]

the best explanation for GIMP Tools ever !

[@ronniekoomba922]

I really want to learn this because I need to save money..😪😔 Edit: I'm half way through this video and I'm BEYOND blown away at what GIMP can DO!! I need to share this with my friends. Edit 2: TAKE MY MONEY!!!! Thank you to all who put time into making this amazing piece of software! 👌🙌

[@AnimalsMatterMorally]

Thank you, this video was very helpful and I love your videos. For this one it would have been additionally helpful though to illuminate the symbol for each tool right before you explain it.

[@Hugh_Mongus_Chode]

Well, good to find this after I made a bunch of stuff the hard way XD. You're a savior

[@wandakrack1076]

Thank you for this site and your explanations

[@aditkoel]

Thank you so much with this great explanation!

[@abhinavkarkare]

Awesome. Thanks very much. This was very helpful.

[@abhishekr.6026]

Ahhh yes, one of the first clicks. But I will come back when I forget something. Thanks tho

[@MGSVxBreakpoint]

Best teacher. Thanks for all your help.

[@AliAhmed-sf4hf]

Thank you very much for making this all informative design based videos.

[@pandazazvorova7753]

Perfect tutorial, I just bought it and tNice tutorials helps heaps

Excellent Nick, I am also exploring Gimp for fun and drawing in the digital fashion.

[@lt-f-focus9243]

Your video is very helpful.. thank you so much

[@EklectikaAaynne]

YOU just made my day!!! Thank you, thank you.

[@jontnoneya3404]

Being brand new to GIMP I love the effort. Thank you. But man, you're like blazing through the tools. I don't even know which one is which cuz the icons are so small on my 13" laptop. Would be great if you'd show us the tool you're selecting, like a blow up of the icon. Perhaps as I learn more, I'll give it another go. Cheers mate.

[@ResayDota]

Hey nick! I tjink you pretty much covered almost everything. But one thing you nee to do tutorial about and will get tons of views is .GIF tutorials on gimp! ♥️ Comparing myself 2 months ago i knew basic sfuff about gimp. Gladly with the help of your eaay to follow straight to point tutorial videos, i'm way way better.

[@guilhermearaujoazevedo6148]

Nick, could you please enable closed captions for the community to translate into other languages?

[@skeeterburke]

puedes copiar y pegar en Google Translate, el traduccion 1 > Click the 3 dots to the right of the word "Save" underneath the video 2 > Click "Open Transcript" 👉The transcript will have its own 3 dots. Toggle the timestamps to make it easier to copy and paste into a translator. This way, the translator does not get confused You'll notice that if you copy and paste the transcript into Word, it does not take up the whole width of the page. So you need to delete those hard line breaks one by one, or record a macro that will do it for you I got super nerdy on transcripts. I made a macro in Word to delete the hard line breaks and replace them all with spaces. If I want to print a transcript, it can now fit in a much smaller space to save paper. 🧡 i'd be glad to record my screen and post it to my channel if anyone is interested 💥DISCLAIMER 💥 some videos do not have a transcript included. In that case, there are some extra steps to record the audio and create your own transcript

[@Nicholash69]

These tool explanation videos are so good and helpful. Cheers.

[@StrangeIndeed]

I love your videos, and I've learned a lot from you over the years. Thank you c:

[@mwalimuhemedi]

Very helpful Guide, Thank you very much Nick.

[@mwdc1]

easier version: Move tool: Lets you move Alignment tool: Lets you align Rectangle select: Lets you select with rectangles Ellipse select: Lets you select with ellipses Free select: Lets you select freely Scissors select: Lets you select with scissors Foreground select: Lets you select the forgeground Fuzzy select: Lets you select fuzzily Select by color: Lets you select by color Crop: Lets you crop Rotate: Lets you rotate Scale: Lets you scale Shear: Lets you shear Flip: Lets you flip Perspective: Lets you change the perspective Unified transform: Lets you transform unified 3D transform: Lets you transform in 3D Handle transform: Lets you handle transforming Warp transform: Lets you warp your transform Cage transform: Lets you transform a cage Bucket fill: Lets you fill a bucket Gradient: Lets you gradient Paintbrush: Lets you paint with a brush Pencil: Lets you sketch with a pencil Airbrush: Lets you draw with an airbrush Ink: Lets you draw with an inking pen MyPaint brush: Lets you paint with a MyPaint brush Eraser: Lets you erase Clone: Lets you clone Perspective clone: Lets you clone with a perspective Healing: Lets you heal Smudge: Lets you smudge Blur & sharpen: Lets you blur and sharpen Dodge & burn: Lets you dodge and burn Paths: Lets you make a path Text: Lets you put text Color picker: Lets you pick a color Measure: Lets you measure Zoom: Lets you zoom (this was intended as a joke, pls dont take it srsly)

[@fairyfellermasterstroke]

... how long did this take you?

[@tmbasha]

thank you

[@marc3736]

Really helpful video! Could you do a how to create vintage retro sunset Design with Inkscape or Gimp Video? I would love to know how that works.

[@pbm___000]

Incredible video! Thanks for indexing it so I can can go revisit a tool quickly, too!

[@brandonsummers5116]

Very useful for me to learn gimp before deadline thank you so much!

[@salmawaleed1976]

Thank you very much I really need that video to differentiate between tools😊 Also I started to design logos and designing pictures and effect because of your videos and I was searching for videos to learn me designing and graphics for a long time😁 Thanks for the second time😁😄

[@yashsadani4680]

Your text effect tutorial really helped me a lot as a beginner. Cant wait for the next tutorial. Cheers mate👍

[@paulbali9998]

wow, so many untapped powers! thanks

[@lois2911]

Here is how I describe you-----AWESOME!!!!😊

[@asheeshkatiyar]

just after seeing thumbnail , what ? really ? yes ! Love

[@adiemuller9486]

If you got confused about the alignment tool like I did, Nick has another video showing an easier way to display these called, "How To Show All Tools in Gimp": - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5eyXmuEpNpmh80 and I watched that first before I could fully understand this tutorial. I hope this helps some other beginners out there! I am really enjoying it!

[@lokesh2252]

Nice job bro.... for this knowledge i spent lot of time in other channel ... But you explained it short nd sweet

[@justtestingpleaseignore6707]

I would have mentioned the "sample average" feature of the colour picker. I love that one and use it a lot.

[@arshandodamani4809]

Sir plz upload videos on hard image manipulation like others on Photoshop

[@fwiii1831]

@LogosByNick The foreground select tool doesn’t work like you have shown in ur video. The problem ist that once I combine the last point with the first I don’t get a blue selection respectively a stroke to give the program the data which it needs 🤔

[@imonroy8956]

Thank you sir for this video......

[@saiajaygarine6382]

Nick, you are incredible!

[@saudaarakkal8506]

This is a Social Service you are doing!! Thank YOU! KEEP GOING

[@mrjape71]

Excellent and very informative video, Nick! Wish I would have seen this before I started to learn how to use GIMP. Keep on rockin', Jarkko / MyVinylBar

[@daneilers739]

Very Nice Job!!

[@skythemouse8855]

This helped me so much, thank you!

[@michalhodan8525]

Cool You really help me Well done!

[@marcossantossaraiva5280]

Quick and neat!! thanks Nick!! Great job!

[@deisysagay2709]

decided to try it out.

[@paulspencer7401]

I was trying to learn how to enlarge an image for printing, without the image pixielating. Started out brilliant, became totally confused by the end. I shall have to watch this video a few times I think. I thought increasing the number of pixels per inch would improve picture quality. I appreciate it enlarges the image.

[@myzscottie430]

Awesome tips, 👍

[@NMiller_]

Wow,. this is fantastic.

[@JamieAndrick]

I wish you would do a video like this but for filters and Script fu/filters for Gimp

[@gabrielolivares2331]

Thank you SO MUCH

[@ParanoidFactoid]

Hey Nick. I'd like to ask you to consider making a video about matching Ps by combining GIMP, Krita, and OpenToonz. That is, use GIMP tools that are unavailable on Krita, such as the Clone-Stamp tool, or text along a path, etc. Save objects as PNGs with transparent background. Move objects to Krita for final composite, where the layers panel allows for multi-select by ctl-click, non-destructive layer styles and effects, as well as non-destructive adjustment layers. Finally, for the Ps/Ae puppet tool, OpenToonz has the Plastic Tool, which is the best mesh deformation tool on Linux short of Blender (where you'd have to import image on a plane, add a mesh, and then a mesh deformation modifier - which is a lot to do for a simple mesh deform). I think a lot of people could use this kind of approach. shrug. Just a suggestion.

[@siddithnadan8386]

Thanks man, really needed this.

[@zitternden]

Very nice. Thanks.

[@markovasovic4248]

I love gimp because can work on every pc and can do everything like photoshop

[@Gdraven1]

Thank you so much, Nick!

[@Yeeeeeehaw]

Great video!

[@iBenjamin1000]

I just need someone to explain very simply to me how things work on this app cause every time I click on something I barely know what it does and I feel like I've started a fire. thanks for going through the basics.

[@PhillipAmthor]

I was so annoyed by using the unintuitive interface of GIMP that i now start learning the basics. Its really great that its free though!!!

[@mara257]

Thank you for this great video ! I really like it especially it's with the new Gimp

[@wireinet]

Two things are missing to be a worthy competitor to adobe-smart object and mask pinning, for separate editing of the layer from the mask.

[@harshiniarun6891]

wow!this is just the video i needed right now!

[@GayAlson]

Great video, thanks so much!

[@ashleystewart994]

Great tutorial. I am have a problem with using my PATTERN pallets transferring them to my image.

[@giannisfidanas4054]

thank you very much, you were very helpful!

[@caradiri1762]

So helpful

[@aliencreation8744]

They appear to have grouped them in the latest gimp version, i wonder what theyre going to put in the new space theyve made =)

[@senujadamsas9818]

Thank You!!

[@denisesilvaart]

Hey Nick, With the latest update, I lost the default templates that were in the menu 'create a new image'. I was googling and someone was recommending to add the file 'templates-menu.xml' which I did without seeing the solution for this problem. Do you know how to solve this problem? Thanks!

[@davewettlaufer7885]

thank you 👍

[@theeniwetoksymphonyorchest7580]

Very useful

[@farchitect2153]

Legend says he's still not back..

[@hulainwa]

Thank you Nick !!!!!

[@trttv8539]

How can I go back to the old gimp settings? I mean that I can see al the tools instead of these bottled up toolbar? Can anyone help me?

[@thingsiplay]

And a missed opportunity to mention the useful straighten feature of measurement tool. This can be useful on photographs.