10 Hidden Paths Tool Tips and Tricks for GIMP

GIMP's Paths tool is one of the most important tools in the free photo editor for a variety of popular tasks (including background removal). In this tutorial, I show you 10 hidden tips you may have not stumbled across yourself that not only make the tool more versatile, but also improve your understanding of just how powerful GIMP is. GIMP's Paths tool is just as powerful as Photoshop's... if you know how to use it.
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[@Bartzol]

This just shifts the power of paths on a whole 'nother level. Thank you so much for all these great tutorials.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Awesome to hear - thanks for watching!

[@maciejgrzyb4514]

Thanks a lot :) All the tips in this guide are very important :) Working with paths is not always easy for me!

[@fjhmdwt]

Very useful... Thanks for sharing those tips.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

My pleasure.. thanks for watching.

[@MsGnor]

Thanks, so helpful, appreciated! Very much a beginner here 🥰❤🙏

[@strattonbran8051]

Great, now I know how to delete the handles I mistakenly create when moving nodes. Thanks!

[@ankitsharma6409]

Can you please make a video on "how to make youtube banner using gimp"

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

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[@kornisonkiseli3248]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you for showing how to scale multiple paths at once!

[@ankitsharma6409]

Your video is awesome

[@abhiraaid]

awesome tips!!

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks!

[@mikewellwood1412]

Very useful Michael. Thank you very much.

[@michaelbeckett7656]

i didn't realize that paths had so much editing functionality... more things to play with! GIMP may not be that far off having vector layers instead of paths? thanks for the info! :)

[@skelebro9999]

Where can I find different brushes for GIMP ?

[@chiraththilakarathna6609]

Want a video about Transform tool

[@theforest8882]

Nice

[@SimonMordue]

I have a really basic question. I am creating a path around an object, then deleting the surrounding image. Sometime's I create gaps by moving to quickly and when I attempt to close the path, I end up with lines joining other nodes instead of closing the path around the image. How can close the gaps I have accidentally created. I appreciate your help. Thank you. I used to know this stuff, it's just been a while. I'm sure it's really simple.

[@viewstar9681]

can I insert table and open office files in Gimp? thnx dear 😊

[@nollpa2696]

Can I save multiple paths (not merged!) to a single svg file?

[@theafrican4009]

Gimp is like photoshop but with extra steps.

[@dennispeterson499]

It's free. I take the few extra steps.

[@theafrican4009]

@@dennispeterson499 yes, that is what i mean.

[@aveerajsharma]

Really Great😁👏👏

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks!

[@skelebro9999]

how do I save a path for later ?

[@mikewellwood1412]

If you mean later, as in a completely separate composition (another, later GIMP session), you can export it as a .svg file. Go to the paths "menu" (not sure if that's the correct name - it's next but one to the right of the layers "menu", and right click. You should see the export path option. You will be asked to choose the name of the file to copy it to. Make sure you give it the .svg extension ( svg = scaleable vector graphics).
You can then import that file as a path into a future GIMP session.
If you mean "later" as in later in the same composition, you don't need to do anything special to save it. It should remain available, and you can see it via the paths "menu" as above. Use the "eye" icon to make it visible, and I think if you click on it, the nodes should become visible again.

[@riazmondol4664]

Your tips-4 not working on my Gimp version.

[@chiraththilakarathna6609]

nice I like your videos

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks!

[@krishanjotsingh3692]

Make short tutorial 2 to 4 minutes

[@nollpa2696]

Is that the extent of your attention span?

[@krishanjotsingh3692]

@@nollpa2696 No

[@HusamAlzain]

Hello Micheal, I have tried to become a premium member on your website but it seems that there're problems, could you check that, please?

[@Visleaf]

To be fair all path tool functionality is hidden 🤣