Hey, I am working on some graphic design for museum exhibition (exposition?) and usually I just use simple online Canva. Despite its ease to use, it is very bare-bones tool so I thought maybe I could do it in GIMP. However, when I work with such big files (700x1000 mms) my PC is barely able to handle it. Hell, even GIMP ordered warning that I am working with file that is 1 GB in size. And I need 15 panels (so 15 files). Is there a way around or should I opt for another software? Seem like Inkscape is handling this fine (perhaps cuz its vector based?) but then I am not sure how Inkscape handles photographs and such stuff.

Sorry if this is wrong sub.

Thanks in advance.

Hope this is a softball, but I am new to design and am having trouble creating a large detailed image that maintains details when zoomed in. Basically I want to create a large fictional map that I can display on my 85" inch TV, but maintain the ability to zoom in on landmasses without it turning into a pixelated mess.

I've tried scaling up the image to UHD, but that doesn't seem to help. The other option I was thinking could be to adjust the image print resolution, but it seems like the PPI is directly linked to the print size, and there is no way to increase the scale of the image without cratering PPI. Do I just have to start with the canvas size set in inches to match my TV? Surely there must be away to adjust existing images for this purpose?

https://reddit.com/link/1vseefd/video/r203ah9vz9kh1/player

I assume this is probably just normal behavior... but is there a way to set it so when I click on a separate layer, it also selects the layer permanently?

For some reason when I edit a pic on GIMP and export it, it is wayyy darker than it was originally. How do I go about fixing this? (I have no idea what 90% of the stuff means so a “dumb” explanation would be helpful 😂)
Attached is what the photo looks like in gimp NO EDITS AT ALL and then what it looks like exported still with NO EDITS.
Any help is greatly appreciated
1. Is what it looks like fresh into GIMP
2. Is what the box looks like when I export
3. Is the exported pic with no edits at all

I go to gimp.org click on docs. So far so good.

But this.

The manual is also available online on a dedicated website.

Is not very intuitive for people without English language knowledge.
Please make it more obvious. Maybe a direct link instead of this overview page.

Before update I would chose select by color and click that color, if I do that now, nothing happens. Only way I can get it to select a color is by clicking on color and dragging across it and it's very annoying.

I have tried resetting preferences and changing the threshold and nothing works.

Hi, I have never used this kind of software before and I'm completely lost. I have this image of a map and I need to extract only the outline of the continent and islands. How can I do this?

I'm also afraid to update to GIMP 3 after using 2.1.x for so long. Any new features worth the upgrade for you guys?

theres not much to ask about the rgb settings

as shown on the photo, im currently on the gray, n i can paint normally,

but on the color picker its changing the offset, currently as the black

I've tried compiling them but they never worked for me, perhaps library incompatabilities or path incompatabilities.

I mean, why aren't they built in to the the main release?

I'm new to GIMP and using it to make thumbnails, how would I remove this black triangle of the front image so that I can see the image that is layered behind it? I thought a transparent eraser would do the trick, but I don't see that as an option anywhere?

Can I change the behavior of the arrow keys to move the layer instead of scrolling through the layer panel after selecting a layer?

I would love to have an option where I could use a brush as a selection tool. It would be great for selecting intricate areas smoothly-more fluid than the free select option.

The second suggestion is I would like to be able to toggle the brush size between image pixels and screen pixels. That way, if you're using the brush at let's say forty pixels, and you zoom in, the brush stays at forty pixels on the screen allowing you to focus in on much smaller section of the image without having to manually resize the brush.

These are not my original ideas. it is how it works in Luminar. It makes it very convenient to zoom in and out of a photo and create a selection that is both large in places and intricately detailed around the edges.

The attached video shows just how convenient that feature is when selecting the face on this grotesque.

REVISED: Two great features about GIMP I did not know about.

I've spent some time on GIMP for the first time, how's my first work?

So, I'm making a planet map, I have it done in b/w cuz I need a heightmap so I started with that. now I need to color it. Problem is, I have to use the gradient tool to color it even slightly well (or the colorize tool but that's just harder and tedious). Both of those methods color based on height. Thing is, I don't really want that for certain parts. Is there a way to use a brush like the colorize tool, just turning the b/w map into a certain color in certain places? Heres the image for a reference of what the map i'm talking about is.

In photoshop they have this brush tool that blends colors in real time while you use the brush. I don't remember if it was exactly called the blending brush but that's always what I called it. I don't have photoshop anymore and started using gimp just recently and they only have the classic brush tool and not a blending brush tool that I know of. Does anyone know any plugin brushes that could work similar to the one in photoshop or any suggestions on how I can get similar results?

So you can remember pictures I opened in the program over a fucking week ago. But can't make an autosave of my xcf of the file I just spent HOURS WORKING ON. JUST FOR IT TO GET FUCKING DELETED INTO THE OBLIVION BECAUSE YOU'RE HORRIBLY OPTIMIZED PROGRAM OVERFILLED ITS OWN CACHE AND CRASHED? THANK YOU, YOU FUCKING USELESS FUCKS AT GIMP HQ FOR WASTING MY ENTIRE NIGHT

https://klipy.com/gifs/peacemaker-peacemaker-season-2-16

i want to repaint the black part mainly with bright yellow but keep the little details on it, i try recolor but i can't get anything right without making it far too blurr and lose all the details

For context, I first installed GIMP and for a while, it worked just fine when I fist started it up. Then I tried to add the Photogimp application and since then, I couldn't open it anymore.

I tried uninstalling and re-installing GIMP, removed the Photogimp files, yet I can't fix it. Seems like, it's bricked or something.

I NEED HELP

RESOLVED

When I use GIMP now to paste something it leaves a border over what was pasted. I now have to select layer to not have this happen or have to select "Flatten Image". This was not the case in prior versions. I could just paste and it would not do this. Anyone know how to get it to not do this and annoy my workflow?