ok so i have downloaded gimp to try and play with my pics a lil bit but everytime i save the pic when its modified it saves it in a different format that i cant upload with photobucket

also any general info on using gimp would be appreciated because i dont know how to do anything im just playing

and for some reason lately i cant edit anything in photobucket because it wont load into the edit part any ideas?

and i cant see my pics of other users that are posted in this forum about half of the time any ideas there? (btw this is only on my laptop no other computers do it)

 

Your saving as .xcf..... flatten the image and save as JPG file XCF is to edit it later on... I keep both formats saved.

 

How do I flatten the image?
What is flattening the image?
Sorry I'm obviously new at this

 

Right click picture and click FLATTEN IMAGE...

It means that the multiple layers will all be "flattened" into one layer so it can be saved as JPG file.

And to save as JPG to when you click save highlight the name and it will read:

PICNAME.XCF

relplace that with:

PICNAME.JPG

 

i tried that and it said i have to export it
what am i doing wrong?

 

Click "Export". Or you can manually merge the layers by right-clicking on a layer (if you don't have the layer toolbox open, the hotkey is ctrl + L) and selecting "Merge Down".

 

i dont even know what layers are but i keep seeing that term
i guess ill just export

 

yea thats the level im at
i tried painting my new exhaust black

 

Lol try using Desaturate.... than use brightness contrast on it

than it comes out black....

And hue/saturation feaure really lets you change some stuff up too...

 

haha, nice.

What I usually do is use the Free Select Tool to select what I want to f*ck with. You can either hand-draw the select area (left-click and hold) or connect points (left click to create a point). Then, for color changes, I like to either use the Colorize tool (under Colors in the File/Edit/Select/... toolbar) or the Brightness/Contrast tool, or a mix of both. Lately, I've been messing with the Burn/Dodge tool to get some different effects.