Editing GIMP (section)

=== Image editing ===
There are many tools that can be used for editing images in GIMP. The more common tools include a paint brush, pencil, airbrush, eraser and ink tools used to create new or blended pixels. The Bucket Fill tool can be used to fill a selection with a color or pattern. The Blend tool can be used to fill a selection with a color gradient. These color transitions can be applied to large regions or smaller custom path selections.

GIMP also provides "smart" tools that use a more complex algorithm to do things that otherwise would be time-consuming or impossible. These include:
* Clone tool, which copies pixels using a brush
* Healing brush, which copies pixels from an area and corrects tone and color
* Perspective clone tool, which works like the clone tool but corrects for distance changes
* Blur and sharpen tools
* The Smudge tool can be used to subtly smear a selection where it stands
* Dodge and burn tool is a brush that makes target pixels lighter (dodges) or darker (burns)

[[File:Cycle of layers channels paths in gimp-2.8.gif|thumb|Animation showing three docked and tabbed dialogs: layers, channels, and paths]]