~ Maddy's Gimp Guide ~ Opened 03/18/12 ~

[ChristianGirl]

Hello and welcome to Maddy's Gimp Guide! I know what you're thinking.
Another guide, Maddy? Really? The answer to that is; yes, I have made
yet another guide. I give credit to Skylar, who inspired me to make this.
Yay, Skylar! Her awesome guide can be found by clicking.......... here!

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Image File Names In Gimp
There's a lot of ways to save your image, so make sure you know all!

JPG: This is usually for non-animated, plain graphics, like stock avatars.
JPEG: This is kind of like JPG, I guess, but better for transparency!
PNG: I always use this because it restores quality and is great for banners.
GIF: This is for stuff with animation - if not used, there won't be any!
XCF: I never really use this, but it's for saving things to be fixed later.

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Resources
These are my favorite websites for graphic-making!

Weheartit.com - For images
Flickr.com - For images
Photobucket.com - For textures
Google.com - For textures
Dafont.com - For fonts

[ChristianGirl]

Downloading Fonts

1. Make sure Gimp is closed!
2. Go to Dafont (seen in resources).
3. Find a font you like.
4. Click download.
5. Go to your computer files.
6. Go on your username and your downloads.
7. Find the font folder.
8. Right-click and extract all.
9. Copy the TTF file.
10. Go back to your file.
11. Find your Gimp folder.
12. Paste the font in the fonts folder.
13. Open Gimp and enjoy!

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Opening Things

1. Open Gimp.
2. Click File - New.
3. Select a size.
4. Click okay.

1. Do the first 3 steps above.
2. Open advanced options.
3. Fill with: transparency.
4. Click okay.

1. Open Gimp.
2. Select File - Open.
3. Select your picture.
4. Click okay.

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Cropping Pictures

1. Open Gimp.
2. Open your picture.
3. Select the crop tool (it's like a small knife).
4. Drag the mouse around where you want to crop.
5. Click enter on your keyboard.

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Saving Pictures

1. Do whatever you want with a picture.
2. Select File - Save As.
3. Save as name.file type.

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Uploading Pictures To Webkinz Insider

1. Go to any image sharing website.
2. Upload your picture.
3. Copy the BBcode.
4. Click the photo on the WI post bar.
5. Paste the code into the box.
6. Click okay.

[ChristianGirl]

Making A Text Signature

1. Open a transparent image.
2. Make sure the size is 450x150.
3. Click your text tool.
4. Select your color and font.
5. Drag and add text.
6. Crop around the text.
7. Save as name.file type.

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[SophieKinz]

Looking forward to your guide! You are very skilled, so I know this will be great!