Common Mistakes New GIMP Users Make

Whenever youre using a piece of software for the first time, theres always going to be somewhat of a learning curve involved, but you can speed the learning process up just by learning from the mistakes of others and making an effort to avoid making them yourself. In this post Ill be going over 5 of the most common mistakes that new GIMP users make, and how you can avoid making them yourself. Getting these misunderstandings out of the way early will hopefully make your learning experience a little easier and more enjoyable. 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: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Editing the wrong layer 01:59 Not adding Alpha Channels 03:01 Transforming images more than once 03:54 Forgetting to clear selections 04:54 Neglecting Tool Options 05: