4 Sided Polygon Collage Inward Gimp

I am going to exhibit you lot how to exercise a iv Sided Polygon Collage In GIMP

In today's tutorial, I am going to exhibit you lot how to exercise a iv sided polygon collage using Rectangle Selection Tool too Layer Mask that both come upwards amongst GIMP. We volition role the Rectangle Selection tool to line iv sided polygon shapes too role Layer Mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask) to insert images into shapes. Once you lot bring arranged all the rectangle shape to your satisfaction, you lot tin play or hence amongst other GIMP's tools to add together your ain artistic effects. Let's larn started!

For this GIMP tutorial, I'll role these images that I downloaded from Pixabay, stock images: 1002919, 1096935, 1179193, 1291004, 1680248, 1744581, 1886350, 1896224, 1822038

Video tutorial: iv Sided Polygon Collage In GIMP

1. Create a New Image.
Use File>New to opened upwards the Create a novel icon dialog. Here you lot tin laid the Width too Height of the novel image. Enter a value for the initial width amongst 3000 px too peak amongst 2000 px manually or through the upwards too downward arrows, hence click OK.

Picture: Create a New Image.

2. Create a Rectangle Selection.
Select Rectangle Selection Tool from the toolbox or role Tools> Selection Tools> Rectangle Select (R). Click too drag your mouse to pick out a component subdivision of the document. If you lot are done, merely exit the mouse. Now, the selected component subdivision of the document has been picked.

Picture: Create a rectangle selection.

3. Create a New Layer.
Use Layer> New Layer or press Shift+Ctrl+N to exercise a novel layer inwards an image. The New Layer window open. For Layer Fill Type, click Transparency too hence click the OK button.

Picture: Create a novel layer.

4. Fill Selection With White Color.
Make certain the background color is white past times pressing keyboard cardinal D, hence larn to Edit> Fill amongst BG color.

Picture: Make certain the background color is white.

Picture: Fill the option amongst a background color.

5. Shrink Selection.
Use Select> Shrink, laid your shrink value manually or through the upwards too downward arrows too banking concern tally the “Shrink from icon border”. Click OK to apply.

Picture: Shrink selection.

6. Fill Selection With Gray Color.
Click background color box, hence pick out the gray color. Go to Edit> Fill amongst BG color. Remove the option past times clicking Select> None.

Picture: Choose a gray color for the background.

Picture: Fill the option amongst gray.

7. Add Drop Shadow.
Make certain you lot already role Select>None to take away the selection. Use Filters> Light too Shadow> Drop Shadow. You tin merely exit the default value too hence click the OK button. Merge the ii layers past times choosing Layer> Merge Down.

Picture: Drop Shadow.

Picture: Merge Down.

8. Rotate Layer.
Use Tools>Transform Tools>Rotate, a Rotation Information dialog is open. Set the angle, pump X, too pump Y, too hence click the Rotate button.

Picture: Rotate the rectangle layer.

9. Duplicate The rectangle Layer.

Use Layer> Duplicate Layer. Click the Move Tool icon or else role Tools>Transform Tool>Move too hence Click too concord anywhere within the duplicate rectangle layer too drag to the lay you lot want.

Picture: Move Tool.

Picture: Drag to some other position.

10. Resize Using Scale Tool.
You tin straight off edit the novel rectangle layer every bit follow: role Tools>Transform Tools>Scale ascendence to resize the layer. Click anywhere within the layer. In the Scale dialog box, click the chain to popular off on the layer does non distort. Enter novel values for the layer's width too peak manually or through the upwards too downward arrows. Press Scale push when you lot are done.

Picture: Scale Tool.

Picture: Set the size of the duplicate rectangle layer.

11. Duplicate The Rectangle Layer As Many As You Want.
Repeat footstep nine through ten to duplicate the rectangle layer every bit many every bit you lot desire too hence arranged it all to your satisfaction.

Picture: Duplicate the layer every bit many every bit you lot want.

12. Insert Image.
Click the rectangle layer to which you lot desire to insert an image. Use File> Open As Layers ascendence inwards the operate past times card to opened upwards the icon you'd similar to insert. Click on the image, hence click Open. You tin straight off edit the icon every bit follows:

Use Tools>Transform Tools>Scale ascendence to resize the image. Click anywhere within the image. In the Scale dialog box, click the chain icon to popular off on the icon does non distort. Enter novel values for the image's width too peak manually or through the upwards too downward arrows. Press Scale push when you lot are done.
Use Tools>Transform Tools>Move ascendence to motion the image. Click too concord anywhere within the icon too drag.
Rotate the icon past times using Tools>Transform Tools>Rotate, a Rotation Information dialog is open. Set the angle, pump X, too pump Y, too click the Rotate button.
Press Enter cardinal when you lot are done.

Picture: Click on i rectangle layer.

Picture: Insert image.

Picture: Resize too reposition using Move Tool too Scale Tool.

13. Add Layer Mask.
Toggling the visibility of the image's layer past times clicking on the oculus icon on the left. Click “Select past times color” tool or else role Tools>Selection Tools>By color Select too hence click on the inner rectangle layer that is inwards gray color. Click on the image's layer. Again, toggling the visibility of the image's layer past times clicking on the oculus icon on the left too hence larn to Layer> Add Layer Mask, pick out "selection". Click the Add button. Remove the option past times going to Select> None.

Picture: Select past times color tool.

Pictures: Click on the rectangle layer.

Picture: Add a layer mask.

Picture: The final result of applying layer mask.

14. Insert Other Images.
Repeat footstep xi through 12 to insert all image.

Picture: Insert some other image.

15. Save your document.
Use File>Save ascendence inwards the operate past times card too elevate your document. Click OK when you lot are done.

Here is the result: