Have you ever taken a picture with a digital camera and it did not come out right? You can do something about it: edit, correct or retouch it with GIMP.
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems and is available in many languages. Most of the menu layout is similar to that of Photoshop.
Don’t you know that GIMP was created accidentally? It was supposed to be an operating system project of two US college students but it came out wrong. They added more codes and result was a photo editing software and today has become an extremely popular graphics tool to hobbyists and professionals alike. Many talented artist and students are using this free and open tool happily, without a second thought.
Unlike some other programs, Gimp does not give the options of putting everything—controls and image displays—all into a single comprehensive window. The Gimp developers have always felt that this is a poor way of working, because it forces the program to perform a wide range of functions that are much better done by a dedicated window manager.
Gimp offers a wide variety of basic image manipulations that people will enjoy. The basic skills to learn is changing the picture’s background then proceed to blending its background. Doing selective colorization is an enjoyable exercise with this software. Manipulating image is what students enjoy most. They manipulate their own pictures and blend it with different manipulated backgrounds.
To learn more of Gimp, download it over the internet for free. It’s the best alternative for proprietary editing software.
