The first thing you may want to know is what GIMP is and where to get it. (If you already have GIMP, you obviously don't need this tutorial, so skip ahead.)
1. GIMP is FREE!
2. GIMP is a graphics editing program.
This means you can use it for very basic things like changing the size of your images or for very advanced photo editing and image creation from scratch just as you would do with Photoshop--but without the high price.
3. You can download GIMP at http://www.gimp.org.
4. Click on Downloads in the top right menu (I've highlighted it in the picture above.).
5. This page will load:
5. This page will load:
6. Click on Download GIMP 2.6.10 - Installer for Windows XP SP2 or later (highlighted above). There may be a newer version available when you are reading this tutorial. If so, click on the Installer for Windows for whichever version is shown there. (If new versions change the program drastically I'll have to either edit my tutorials or add different ones. Sigh.)
7. If there is a problem with the download, choose the option to go to another mirror site. Do NOT use the direct link option. It downloads a compressed file by FTP and will totally complicate this process. If you're successfully ready to download the file this dialog window will open:
8. Click on Save File. Your Download Manager Window will open and show the download progress.
9. When the download is complete, double-click the download in the Download Manager. This will open a dialog asking if you want to run the file. Click on the Run button.
10. The next dialog box will ask if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click the Yes button.
11. This takes you to a welcome window for the GIMP Setup Wizard. Click on Next and continue to follow the directions in the wizard to move through the setup process.
12. Congratulations! You've got GIMP! It will look like this the first time it's opened:
13. You've also got a GIMP shortcut on your desktop. It looks like this:
I hope that's a paintbrush in his mouth and not a cigarette. *g*
And that's the end of this tutorial. Be sure to comment if you have questions, problems or just high praise.
7. If there is a problem with the download, choose the option to go to another mirror site. Do NOT use the direct link option. It downloads a compressed file by FTP and will totally complicate this process. If you're successfully ready to download the file this dialog window will open:
8. Click on Save File. Your Download Manager Window will open and show the download progress.
9. When the download is complete, double-click the download in the Download Manager. This will open a dialog asking if you want to run the file. Click on the Run button.
10. The next dialog box will ask if you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click the Yes button.
11. This takes you to a welcome window for the GIMP Setup Wizard. Click on Next and continue to follow the directions in the wizard to move through the setup process.
12. Congratulations! You've got GIMP! It will look like this the first time it's opened:
13. You've also got a GIMP shortcut on your desktop. It looks like this:
I hope that's a paintbrush in his mouth and not a cigarette. *g*
And that's the end of this tutorial. Be sure to comment if you have questions, problems or just high praise.
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