Credits

 

This is the main tool box carrying all the common tools of GIMP. It will usually start on the right side of your screen, but it can be moved as to not block the image you are working on. Below I will provide a brief explanation of the various tools.

 

Selection Tools

Rectangular Selection - For selecting rectangular areas. Circular Selection - For selecting circular areas. Lasso Selection - For selecting user defined areas. Color Selection - Selects all areas of a user defined color. Shape Selection - Selects a shape based on user defined points.

 

 

Various Common Tools

Path Creator - Similar to the shape selector, but with more features. Eyedropper - Set color of clicked area as foreground color. Zoom - Zoom in and out of the canvas. Measure - Measures distance and angles. Move - Move the selection or entire layer. Resizer - Crop or scale the image

 

 

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