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GIMP won’t let me draw / tools not working

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Updated onOctober 25, 2024

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There are many great drawing applications, but if you’re looking for a powerful drawingtooland image editor in one, then your best choice would beGIMP.

Sadly, many users reported thatGIMPwon’t let them draw at all. This can be a big problem, but today we’re going to show you how to fix this issue for good.

What can I do if GIMP won’t let me draw?

1. Make sure you have the correct layer selected

These are some basic rules that you need to follow, but you’ll be surprised by how many users forget about these types of things.

2. Make sure that you’re not using a Clipboard brush

After selecting a different brush, you should be able to draw without any issues.

3. Check the Brush tool settings

These settings affect othertoolsas well, so be sure to always check them.

4. Make sure that your layers aren’t locked

For the layer to be completely unlocked, it’s important that all three icons aren’t selected. However, for drawing, only the brush icon needs to be unselected.

This isn’t the only issue, and iflibgimp-2.0-0.dll is not foundon your PC, you might not be able to run certain plug-ins at all.

There are several reasons whyGIMPwon’t let you draw, and we hope that you managed to fix that problem with our solutions.

Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.