[Gimp-user] Basic image editing

[kvasar <forums gimpusers com>]

> Oh dear, this is what happens with no planning. Good in one way, your
> image has a resolution of 600ppi, a little over-the-top but better
> than too low a value. For sending to a printer 300 ppi is suitable
> unless they ask for more. Leave it as 600 ppi and see what happens.
>
> always a but...
>
> You will be better off starting from scratch using all the tools that
> Gimp provides, layers, layer-mask, gimp guides, selections. Trying to
> modify the existing image will end up, less than wonderful.
>
> The patterns are standard Gimp, sky and pine, however the sky pattern
> does not extend outside the 'safe area' and the other colours and
> pattern do.
>
> Attached, is a scaled up to 600 ppi template with the image recreated.
> If you turn on the guides, View menu -> Show Guides, you will see,
> plenty of them. Get in the habit of using them. These only exist in
> Gimp, they are not printed.
>
> For adding text, put your text layers under mask layer, there is one
> there already as an indicator.
>
> When complete and ready for printing, turn off the visibility of the
> top layer. That will leave only the crop marks used by the printer.
> Rounded corners are part of the printing process, cut out by the
> printing company.
>
> rich: www.gimp-forum.net

Thank you for the help. I need copy a lot of elements from original image to new
image in template: should I paste every element as new layer?

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