# What's the best way to learn GIMP?

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**Created:** [February 26, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-learn-gimp/439195 "2008-02-26T05:20:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Strain\_of\_Thought](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Strain\_of\_Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strain_of_Thought)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-learn-gimp/439195/1 "2008-02-26T05:20:54Z")

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So I recently got GIMP 2 working on my computer, dived right in and sank like a stone. I think I may be basically still stuck in mid-nineties image manipulation programs; I’ve used stuff much better than MS Paint, but nothing with a significantly different interface. Using GIMP feels like going from a right-handed can opener to a left-handed unicycle. I can’t even figure out how to select the pen tool and scribble.

Is there a step-by-step tutorial out there?

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**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-learn-gimp/439195/2 "2008-02-26T05:35:39Z")

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Is this any help:

> **[GIMP - Tutorials](https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/)**
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> The tutorials page.

Came from:

> **[GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/)**
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> GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program: The Free and Open Source Image Editor

which may have other bits of useful information for you.

There are quite a few other googleable ones including videos.