GIMP: Chapter 3

Name:

Kelsey Taylor

Student Number:

17

 

GIMP: Chapter 3: Layers

PART 1: READ Chapter 3, pages 67-69, and 95-102 in the GIMP book, then:

1. Answer all questions below, briefly but completely.
2. Change the color of the answer to BLUE.
3. Copy this information and paste in a new post in your DIGITAL GRAPHICS blog.

 

1.     What is a layer? Combining one or more separate images laid on top of each other

2.     Why is transparency important when using layers? So you can see the next layer down the image

3.     Why would you use layers when creating images? They help with editing an image, by doing this and having it helps to delete things without deleting the whole image

LAYERS DIALOG BOX: The following refers to information on pages 95-102 in the book. Open GIMP and look at the LAYERS DIALOG BOX while you read these pages. NOTE: If the LAYERS box is not open, open it by WINDOWSàRECENTLY CLOSED DOCKSàLAYERS, CHANELS, PATHS. The LAYERS box is the tab with what looks like several sheets of white paper (see Figure 3-31 on page 96).

Describe the purpose of each of the following LAYERS properties in the LAYERS dialog box.

1.     Opacity-  transparency controls

2.     Keep Transparent- indicates transparency

3.     Visibility Eye- when on the layer is visible, when off the layer is invisible

4.     Chain Link- it links the layers together

5.     Layer Mask- controls what part of the layer is visible

6.     Raise and Lower Buttons- move the current layer up or down in the layer stack

7.     Duplicate- creates a new layer that is an exact copy of the active layer or any layer that you drag the button onto

8.     Delete- deletes the active layer

Describe the purpose of each of the following LAYERS context menu (menu appears when you right-click on a layer)

1.     Layer Boundary Size- lets you change the layer size

2.     Layer to Image Size- it makes the layer as large as the whole image

3.     Add Alpha Channel (be sure to describe what ALPHA means)- makes the layer capable of transparency

4.     Alpha to Selection- selects everything in the current layer that is not transparent

5.     Merge or Flatten- two ways of combining multiple layers into one

 

PART 2: GIMP PROJECTS: Be sure to save these images in your GIMP folder before inserting them in this document.

1.     Go to the web site for this book: http://gimpbook.com 2.     Look through the menus on the left to see the supplemental information provided for you about the book. 3.     Click on the PHOTOS FROM THE BOOK link, and scroll down to see the images for Chapter 3. 4.     Click on the Goblin Valley image, then right-click and select SAVE IMAGE AS. Save the image in your GIMP folder. 5.     Click on the Mars from the Hubble image, then right-click and select SAVE IMAGE AS. Save the image in your GIMP folder. 6.     Click on the yellow airplane image (the fifth image in the image list), then right-click and select SAVE IMAGE AS. Save the image in your GIMP folder. 7.     Create a new image by following the instructions on pages 69 (from “Using Layers to Add Text”) through 95. Through this exercise, you will learn to add text to an image, change text colors, add a drop shadow to text, link layers together, and add images to other images. 8.     After you have completed the image displayed on page 94, add the yellow airplane to the image in an appropriate place. 9.     When the image is complete, save as JPG file and insert here: