I’ll click on the “Scale” option from the tool group to activate my scale tool (green arrow). Once you have your selection area drawn, as I do in the image above (red arrow), you can grab the scale tool from your toolbox (tools are grouped together as of GIMP 2.10.18, so you can find your scale tool in the Transformation group denoted by the yellow arrow in the image above – you can also use the shortcut key “shift+s” to grab the scale tool). Step 2: Grab Your Scale Tool and Change the Mode
GIMP RESIZE LAYER HOW TO
I won’t go into detail as to how to draw a selection for this tutorial – though you can check out my GIMP Selection Areas Basics and GIMP Selection Areas Advanced tutorials on YouTube for more on that subject. You can use the Rectangle Select tool, Ellipse Select tool, Free Select tool, Foreground Select tool, Scissors, Fuzzy Select, Select by Color, Paths tool, or even a Quick Mask or Layer Mask to Selection. There are a variety of ways to draw a selection in GIMP.