How to Crop an Image Using Gimp

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How to Crop an Image Using Gimp
How to Crop an Image Using Gimp
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Sometimes, you need to crop a photo to bring out a detail or to eliminate all the background and leave only one person in the foreground. Read this article to learn how to crop an image using Gimp.

Steps

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 1
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 1

Step 1. Open the image

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 2
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 2

Step 2. Click on the "Cut" tool in Gimp

It looks like a cutter.

This will open Gimp's "Cut" tool options, just below the toolbar icons

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 3
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 3

Step 3. If you don't have a clear idea of the type of cut you want to make, start experimenting and see what happens

You will be able to cancel the changes. In the image above, the selection was made by clicking more or less in the center of the image and then moving outwards. In this way, the result will be more or less centered.

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 4
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 4

Step 4. If you want to use guides, you can

In this way you will be able to rely on guides that are normally used in art and photography.

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 5
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 5

Step 5. Once you have the desired result, double click in the center of the selected area

Method 1 of 1: Selection

Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 6
Crop an Image Using GIMP Step 6

Step 1. Use the "Selection" tool, square, round or the shape of your selection

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