Description
In this actvity, you'll use GIMP to create specal effects! You will:
- Add filters and effects to a photo
- Use the Ellipse Select tool to edit a photo
- Use multiple filters on the same photo
Skills you will learn include:
- creating special effects using filters
- cutting out interesting parts of a photo
Basic Steps
- Visit Giant Campus Digital Graphics Lab
- Select Workshop 4: Creating Special Effects
- Go through the pages of the Workshop. In the Workshop, there are 3 labs. For each lab, you will use Gimp to create or modify a picture.
- When you have completed the Workshop, submit your images using the Submit button on the activity page. You will have at least 3 images, one for each lab. You may submit more, but you must submit at least 3 images for this activity.
- Go to the forum, post links to your submissions, discuss what you learned, and share any cool tricks you may have discovered while working with the Gimp layers and cutouts.


Welcome to the Digital Graphics Lab, where you will create cool art-quality images from your own photographs - no prior experience required!
