How to Use the Rule of Thirds Script in GIMP

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to the download page for the Gimp script.

   Depending on your OS, download the appropriate one.
   
   It is called rule of thirds.scm.
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   Step 2: Once you have downloaded it

   , Windows:
   Program Files\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\scripts (unless you have stored Gimp elsewhere) Linux: /usr/share/gimp/2.0/scripts , Click on Image >> Guides >> New Guides Rule of Thirds. , As you can see, this image falls within the 'rules'.
   
   If you needed to, you can could crop it so that it fits more within the guidelines.
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   Step 3: open the folder it is in and copy it.

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   Step 4: Copy it to the correct folder.

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   Step 5: Open up Gimp and open the image that you want to use the guide on.

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   Step 6: See your image with the guide.

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