The first step to doing the washout effect on an image in GIMP is to place the image into GIMP. There are a few ways to place the image into GIMP. This is the original image that the wash-out effect ...

Have a text or image in your GIMP canvas and want to add some shadow to it, but don’t have a clue? In this tutorial, we will explain the process of adding shadow effects to your text or images.

In the Gimp, you should be able to simply use the elliptical selection tool (E) to select the area you want, and then either copy and paste into another image, or Select->Invert (Ctrl+I) and then Edit ...