It is quite easy to learn and master GIMP, which is a popular photo editing program, but you may not come across too many online GIMP tutorials that would allow you to understand the basics or the more complex operations to a significant extent. So we thought of collating the easiest GIMP tutorials for beginners so as to allow you to learn the basic techniques properly and to apply them properly in your upcoming photo retouching or photo manipulation projects.
Here we go:
Using the Dodge and Burn tool, you can change the facial contour through an appropriate use of light and shadows. We have listed a few tips on how you can create ideal contouring for faces of different shapes.
You can make a long face appear short by darkening the jaws, the area below the cheekbones, and the forehead while avoiding to make too many changes near the mouth or nose. Lighten the portion lying between the cheekbones and the center.
Make the side and the underside of a rounded face appear darker if you are trying to stretch the face a bit. Make the chin, a small part of the forehead, and the portion above the cheekbones appear lighter.
You can improve the appearance of a triangular face by adding a bit of a volume. You can do this by darkening the forehead’s sides. Next, make the portion between the cheekbone and the jaw and the chin appear lighter.
Make the forehead-corners and the jaw appear darker in order to smooth a square-shaped face. Now you should lighten the forehead and the chin-center.
So this is all that you need to know about GIMP tutorials for beginners. While some functions of GIMP are similar to Photoshop’s functions, GIMP is much easier to handle compared to Photoshop. We hope that you found it easy to follow this GIMP basic tutorial and we believe that you can apply these techniques and tricks easily. While the debate Adobe Photoshop Vs. GIMP will live forever, it’s up to you to decide if you are more comfortable using GIMP or Photoshop.
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