{"id":18669,"date":"2019-02-11T07:42:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T11:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/?p=18669"},"modified":"2025-01-19T11:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T16:01:30","slug":"spreadshop-tools-gimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadshop.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/11\/spreadshop-tools-gimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreadshop Tools: GIMP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does your design need some refining? Do you want to create simple text designs? Then opt for a free program that provides a long list of functions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\">GIMP<\/a> (GNU Image Manipulation Program) allows you to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create and adapt text designs<\/li>\n<li>Create simple shapes<\/li>\n<li>Create freehand designs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.spreadshirt.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/207945305-Optimizing-Pixel-Graphics-for-Print\">Remove unwanted background<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ultimately, GIMP works a whole lot like Photoshop\u2026 except it is a free and open-source program. Besides the standard functions, you can also download a number of extensions that will help take your images to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more via this tutorial:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEARN GIMP IN 30 MINUTES | Complete Tutorial for Beginners\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IeABb8cwdUg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>GIMP isn\u2019t only useful for optimizing the designs that you\u2019ll be selling to customers. You can also rely on the program to create social media ads and graphics that can be used on your Spreadshop start page, About Us page, and anywhere else that requires an image.<\/p>\n<p><em>Go check <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\"><em>GIMP<\/em><\/a><em> out for yourself, and then head back here and let us know what you think! Also, if you come across any other YouTube tutorials, feel free to post them in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your design need some refining? Do you want to create simple text designs? 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