Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
In this tutorial I'll be demonstrating 5 different ways you can delete the background of an image to transparent with GIMP. The method you should use depends on the type of image you're working with, so it's important to understand each of these methods before proceeding.
Here's a more in-depth tutorial I made a while back about the layer mask method: youtu.be/cQZR0yeDMQU
Want to learn more about how GIMP works? Check out The GIMP Series - a comprehensive collection of over 60 videos where I go over all of the major tools, features and functions in GIMP and explain what they are and demonstrate how they work. Learn more here: logosbynick.com/gimp
Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission
In this tutorial I'll be demonstrating 5 different ways you can delete the background of an image to transparent with GIMP. The method you should use depends on the type of image you're working with, so it's important to understand each of these methods before proceeding.
Here's a more in-depth tutorial I made a while back about the layer mask method: youtu.be/cQZR0yeDMQU
Want to learn more about how GIMP works? Check out The GIMP Series - a comprehensive collection of over 60 videos where I go over all of the major tools, features and functions in GIMP and explain what they are and demonstrate how they work. Learn more here: logosbynick.com/gimp
Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission
![Add Swashes To Text Using Path Effects [Advanced Inkscape Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ntdO7ZMrOuw/mqdefault.jpg "Add Swashes To Text Using Path Effects [Advanced Inkscape Tutorial]
In this Inkscape tutorial Ill be demonstrating how you can add some character to your text by drawing swashes. To do this we will be using the Pencil Tool and the Power Stroke path effect.
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In Da Mood - Combustibles")
