Whenever you open the GIMP app, it will open without the canvas. The canvas is a visible area of the image, and by default, the canvas corresponds with the size of the layers; you can enter text or ...

Launch GIMP and select Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Gradients. A Gradients window will show up in the upper right corner. The window lists all the gradients that come pre-installed with GIMP. To ...