An Overview of GIMP 2.8 - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 15

The Transform Tools
The Transform tools allow you to alter the size, position, orientation, and perspective of the image
and individual layers or selected areas. These features are extremely useful for re-composting images,
straightening crooked images, correcting lens distortion, etc.

Figure 1-14. Two examples of Transform tools

One example would be using the Perspective tool to correct the distortion that often results when
photographing a building—an exercise we'll undertake later in this topic. Refer to Table 1-3 below to become
familiar with the name, shortcut, and function of each tool.

Table 1-3. Tool Shortcuts and Functions

Icon Name Shortcut Tool Function

Move M Moves layers and selections

Align Q Aligns or arranges layers and other objects

Crop Shift + C Removes edge areas from the image or layer

Rotate Shift + R Rotates the active layer, selection, or path

Scale Shift + T Scales the active layer, selection, or path

Shear Shift + S Shears the active layer, selection, or path

Perspective Shift + P Changes the perspective of the active layer, selection, or path

Flip Shift + F Reverses layers, selections, or paths vertically or horizontally

Cage Transform Shift + G Deforms a selection with a cage