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Simple Ribbon Tutorial in GIMP
By Michelina Madison
Want to learn how to make a simple ribbon in GIMP like the above image? Follow theseeasy step by step directions and you can; even if you have no computer graphicsexperience! Give it a try and launch theGIMPnow.
Step - 1 After launching GIMP, make a new image by clicking ‘File’ on themain gimp tool dock. The background color on the new image should be pure white(hex ffffff)
Step - 2
A new dialog will pop up and you will need toenter in a size foryour image.Once you get the hang of GIMP you can make the ribbon any size youlike but for right now we’ll be making a 100X1000 pixel image.
Step – 3
This step is a bit tricky so pay attention! We need to make atransparent background. Click ‘Layer’, then hover the pointer over transparencyand then click ‘Color to Alpha’. Make sure the color that you making
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transparent is pure white (hex ffffff)The result of this step should make your entire image look like the graychecker pattern below.
Step – 4
Next we need to select the whole image and then change the size of theselection. Click ‘Select’ and the ‘All’.
Then click ‘select’, ‘shrink ’
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