A whole new box of tricks for me

I haven't had it for a while now. Never learnt all the filters in it either...one day
You seem to have got the hang of it quickly

No planning involved at all sallyanne, I get the impression it's more for animations, however there are so many features that can give very pleasing outcomes, I like 'happy accidents', I'm not up to speed with my thinking after a very long illness which is why I like tutorials so much, however since joining GimpChat I have been given patient, gentle encouragement and am learning to 'problem' solve much more, I'm a very grateful member.