Gimp/Photoshop border tutorial (beginner)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pieterjanry/2250066765/

Draw regular shapes using The GIMP

http://pbs01.wordpress.com/2007/09/30/145/

Postage stamps with Inkscape

http://howto.nicubunu.ro/inkscape_postage_stamps/

GIMP Stamp Effect Tutorial

http://www.gimpdome.com/index.php?topic=6198

How to add a Border to an Image in GIMP

Border an Image with GIMP

1. Open image and do all work to image first.

Set Border Color

Color #2 will be the border color

Increase canvas size

2. File menu: go to : Image > Canvas Size
3. !Important: Press the button that looks like a chain link to break the ‘link’ between width and height.
4. Increase the width and height by twice the border size that you want. For instance: for a 50 pixel border, add 100 pixels to width and 100 pixels to height.
5. Press Center.
6. Press Resize.

Merge Layers

7. File menu: go to Image > Flatten Image

The image should have a border now.

The image pictured below has a 50 pixel border.

If you want the top border and side borders to be the same and the bottom border wider, adjust your border width numbers by making the height larger by the amount of pixels that you want the bottom border to be. Then in Offset, press center.
Then adjust Y to equal X.
Press Resize, then continue as described above under Merge Layers.

If you always want a border that is even on all sides, use this menu item: Filters->Decor >Add Border.

-Donna Young -

Changing GIMP's language

All being well, GIMP detects the system language. This may fail on some machines and you may want use another language. It is possible to change the language:

Linux

In LINUX: in console mode, type LANGUAGE=en gimp or LANG=en gimp replacing en by fr, de, ... according to the language you want. Background: By using LANGUAGE=en you're setting an environment variable for the executed program gimp here.

Windows XP

Control Panel → System → Advanced → Environment button in “System Variables” area: Add button: Enter LANG for Name and fr or de... for Value. Watch out! You have to click on three successive OK to validate your choice.

If you often change language, you can create a batch file. Open NotePad. Type the following commands (for french for instance):


set lang=fr
start gimp-2.6.exe


Save this file as GIMP-FR.BAT (or another name, but always with a .BAT extension). Create shortcut and drag it to your desktop.

Another possibility: Start → Programs → GTK Runtime Environment Then Select language and select the language you want in the dropping list that shows up.

Apple Mac OS X

Go to System Preferences, click on the International icon, and in the Language tab, the desired language should be the first in the list.

Source: http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-fire-up.html