How To Make a Squares Collage in GIMP
In today's tutorial, I am going to show you how to create a rectangle/square/grid collage in GIMP. #Collage, #GIMP, #grid
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:11 Create New Image
00:25 Show Grid
00:55 Create a Square shape
01:41 Duplicate the square shape
02:38 Insert Image
Step 1: Create a New Image.
Use File-New or else just press Ctrl+N. Enter a value for the initial width with 3000 px and height with 3000 px manually or through the up and down arrows. Click Advanced Options, select Transparency for “Fill with”. Click OK.
Step 2: Show Grid.
Enable displaying Grid by going to View-Show Grid. Now configure the Grid by going to Image-Configure Grid... In the Configure Grid dialog box, choose the color of the grid lines, the spacing, and offsets. Choose View-Snap to Grid to enable snapping that will help you to align any images or shapes you want.
Step 3: Create a Rectangle Selection.
Select the Rectangle Selection Tool from the toolbox or use Tools-Selection Tools-Rectangle Select (R). Click and drag your mouse to choose a portion of the document.
Step 4: Create a New Layer.
Use Layer-New Layer or press Shift+Ctrl+N to create a new layer. Type a name in the Layer Name text box and choose Transparency in the Fill with drop-down menu.
Step 5: Fill Selection With White Color.
Make sure the background color is white by pressing keyboard key D, then go to Edit-Fill with BG color (or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+.).
Step 6: Shrink Selection.
Use Select-Shrink. In the pop-up window, set your shrink value manually or through the up and down arrows.
Step 7: Fill Selection With Gray Color.
Click the background color box. Choose a gray color and click OK. Go to Edit-Fill with BG color (or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+.). You can remove the selection by going to Select-None.
Step 8: Duplicate The rectangle Layer.
Use Layer-Duplicate Layer (or by using the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+D). Now select the duplicate layer on the Layers Dialog. Click the Move Tool icon or else use Tools-Transform Tool-Move and then Click and hold anywhere inside the duplicate square layer and drag to the position you want.
Step 9: Duplicate The Rectangle Layer As Many As You Want.
Repeat step 8 to duplicate the rectangle layer as many as you want and then arranged it all to your satisfaction. Remove the Grid by going to View-Show Grid.
Step 10: Insert Image.
Select the rectangle layer to which you want to insert an image. Use File-Open As
Layers command in the top menu (or just pressing Ctrl+Alt+O) to open the image
you'd like to insert. Resize the image using the Scale Tool and reposition it using
the Move Tool.
Step 11: Add a Layer Mask.
Toggling the visibility of the image's layer by clicking on the eye icon on the
left. Click “Select by color” tool or else use Tools-Selection Tools-By color
Select and then click on the inner rectangle layer that is in gray color. Click on
the image's layer. Again, toggling the visibility of the image's layer by clicking
on the eye icon on the left and then go to Layer-Add Layer Mask, choose
“Selection”. Click the Add button.
Step 12: Insert Other Images.
Repeat steps 10 through 11 to insert all the images.