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Creating a Facebook Profile picture using GIMP
Have some fun using GIMP Grab a screenshot of your profile with �timeline�
activated Make sure you have the images you need for
the final product In GIMP create a marquee around the biggest
block (the cover), color this in Black in a new layer
Do the same for the smaller block (the profile pic) in a new layer
Scale the image you want as �the cover� down so that the main part of the image you
want would be in the frame but ensure that there�s about 50px of the image under this line (we�ll
use this as
the background for the profile pic) Scale the image you want as the profile pic
to fit in the box, then delete the background so the image�s focus is the only thing showing
Now use the colour selection tool on the biggest block to select the entire block, change to
the layer with the �cover� image, hide all other layers and crop the image. Save
this somewhere Use CTL/CMD + Z to go back a
step so it�s not cropped Now use the colour selection tool on the smaller
block, change to the layer with �profile� image and then hide all other layers except
the �cover� image, as your now see that the profile image fits on the cover perfectly.
Scale this image to 200px by 200px (Facebook won�t let you upload this otherwise). Crop
this and save this somewhere Upload the images in the relevant places,
make amendments if needed. You can even download a�FREE layered template�(for
Photoshop or GIMP) to use as a guideline while creating your page. Then it will be up to
you to get creative and put together a great cover photo for your business page or personal
profile. It wouldn�t be Facebook without a few extra
rules thrown at you. Unfortunately, these rules restrict some very effective marketing
tactics that you could�ve used. Before you get too attached to your awesome Facebook
cover photo idea, you should review the�Facebook Page Guidelines.
Cover images are 851�x�315�pixels in size.
Profile image (portion over-top of your cover):�133 x 74 pixels.
Appears:�24 pixels from the left. �You can download the template for use with
Photoshop (.psd) or GIMP (.xcf) by clicking here.
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