About Gimp!

Hi everyone!

I'm going to explain some questions about Gimp, I hope you like it.

1-What's Gimp?

is a free open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.

2-How can you get Gimp and use it in your computer, at home?

You can get Gimp going here:

• Linux downloads can be found here:http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
• Windows installers here:http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
• Mac downloads here:http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/

3-Make a list of windows in Gimp.

• The main dock window(Formally this is actually called THE Empty Image Window). 
•   An assorment of selection-making tools.
•  A menu of selection operations.
• Tool box.

4-Make a list of words related with digital image.

• Grid
•   Pixels
•  Printing
•  Resolution
• Size
•  Pixels per inch
•  Cameras
•   Resolution value

5-Make a list of words related with using Gimp.

• TIFF or JPEG file
• Layers
•  Selection masks
•  A set of channels
•  A set of paths
• Windows
• Program
• Brushes
• Gradients
• Menu

6-Why do we use layers?

With layers you can draw on each paper, but still see the content of the other sheets through the transparent areas. You can also move one sheet in relation to the others.

7-Is it important to make a selection, when using Gimp?

Yes, the selection helps you when you have to modify an image and you only want a part of the image to be affected. Often when modify an image, you only want a part of the image to be affected. Each image has its own selection, which you normally see as a moving dashed line separating the selected parts from the unselected parts.

8-What can you find out in Internet about me? (gimp logo)

When I search about the gimp logo I found diferents images like this ones: