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Here is an easy way to watermark your photos using Gimp
Some images that you post online you wish to protect. A very simple way to watermark your image is to to create a transparent image the same size as your original, put your logo or website url in white, copy that to a new layer in the original image and change the transparency to what ever pleases you.
Original image
Create an image the same size
Use the ‘advanced options when you create the watermark and make the background transparent.
In your original image to go Dialogs->Layers
In the layers dialog create a new layer same as the first by clicking the copy button on the bottom ( 2 pictures )
Go to the watermark image and click edit->copy
Go to the original image and click edit->paste
You can use the arrow keys on your key board to move the watermark’s position
Slide the Opacity slider in the layers dialog until you like the way the watermark looks in your image.
Gimp Basics: Erase, Convolve, Smudge, Dodge and Burn
The eraser does just what you’d expect. It erases your image. If you have a transparent background you can erase the parts of the photo you don’t want just leaving part of the image. This is useful for separating out items in an image.
Convolve blurs your image a bit. This is handy for smoothing out skin tones in portraits. You can also use convolve to sharpen specific areas of your image.
Smudge works as if you dragged your finger across a charcoal drawing. The area you run over will blur and the colors will drag following the mouse.
Dodge – Burn, dodge will lighten areas, burn darkens areas. This is useful for highlighting parts of an image.
