This GIMP how to teaches you how to make shapes in GIMP by making selections and filling them with colors and how to stroke the path for making lines. Also teaches you about feathering selections and how to save selections to channels.
Tools used:
Ellipse select tool(marque tool in photoshop)
Bucket fill tool
Move tool
gradient tool in gimp
Techniques used:
stroking the path in gimp
moving layers
using layers in gimp
making selections in gimp
know how to feather selections in gimp
duplicate layers in gimp
move layers in gimp