I just downloaded it aswell. Just fool around with all the filters and renders. I was frustrated at first too, but just play with it for a while to get the feel. Keep in mi nd that I'm no expert, but I'm fairly comfortable with it.
The gimp is great, Just mess around with it for a while to figure it out. Thats how I made this sig (and avatar), minus the animation that Fragger did for me.
"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?" -HST
First go to new. Enter the size you want. Next open up an image with the gimp and use the selector tool (looks like a dotted box with a mouse pointer) to select the part of the image you want to use. After you select it, go edit/cut (or copy). Now go to the blank canvas you have and do edit/paste.
"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?" -HST
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