How To Combine Pictures In GIMP

I'm just taking this single image of Wilber, GIMP's mascot, and I'll combine it with a duplicate to make the image you see above. Note that the starting size (shown in the toolbar on top) is 535x388:

Click on "File" then "New":

I want a canvas background a little bit larger than combined dimensions of two of these images put together because I want a little bit of a border around them when I finish.

I just doubled the width and height, then added some more to each total:

Which gives me this:

It's not mandatory, but I try to remember to add a background at this point. It could be colored, or just black.

You could add borders to each image before you add them to the new canvas, but I think it's quicker to just color the canvas before adding the images to it.

In this case, I use the Blend Tool to add a Gradient to it:

After selecting the Blend Tool and choosing a Gradient to use, click a point on the canvas, stretch the line to another point, and click the canvas again:

To get it to look like this:

Make a copy of the first image you want to add. Click on "Edit" in the Toolbar then "Copy":

Then paste it to the canvass, click on "Edit" then "Paste":

Which gives me:

In the Toolbox, switch to the Move Tool, then reposition the pasted image to where you want it:

When the pasted image is where you want it, set it in place. Either move your cursor on the canvas until you see a little anchor symbol, or click "Layer" on the Toolbar, then select "Anchor":

Don't worry of you accidentally anchor it in the wrong spot, just click on "Edit" on the Toolbar and select "Undo Anchor Floating Section":

I add the second image the same way, anchor it into place to get this:

This image is probably larger than what I'm going to want to use. To change the size, click on "Image" on the Toolbar, then "Scale Image...":

Which brings up the Scale Image Dialog box:

The original had a height of 388 pixels, so setting it at 388 will make this the same height as the first, but I can change it to whatever will work for what I'm doing. With the chain link enabled between the width and height, the height will change to the right number to maintain the right perspective.

If I need to change on dimension without changing the other, I can just break the link by clicking on it

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