Lion-beach, step by step

1. Open the file beach.jpg: File, Open, beach.jpg.
   This action means that beach.jpg is the background and also defines the canvas size of the image.
2. Save as .xcf: File, Save file as…, beach-lions.xcf
3. Open the file in background layer: File, Open as a layer ... lion.jpg
4. Leaves visible only the lion.jpg: has to be a single layer with an eye infront of the name

          (atention: it must be the active layer, click on the name of the layer)

5. Selection with intelligent Scissors, intro, to make selection.
6. Copy and paste the selection: buttton rigth on the selection, Edit, Copy and after Paste.
7. Convert the copy in a new layer: a dialogue layer, on floating layer, button rigth, new layer.
8. Change the name of the layer by lion: double click on the name of the layer.
9. Move the lion to another position: display background, move tools and joined.
10. We go back to layer lion1. Selection of the space between the legs, with selection by color, and Edit, clean-up or delete.
11. Change size: on right Button, layers, scale the layer. ..
12. The color of the lion in the color of the bottom right Button, Brightness-Contrast Colors:, (and others ...).
13. Blurs the outline, so that real discretion: Slick Tool with your finger (and others ...)
14. Creates more Lions: Right Button on Lion layer, duplicate the layer, etc.
15. Adjusts the size and position of other Lions. Rename the layers.
16. Create other effects on the background: filters, lights and shadows.
17. You can insert a new single, for an artificial effect: lights and shadows, Supernova, etc.. Also try other effects.
18. Enter your name and date: Text Tool, new layer.
19. Put on the blog