GIMP Essential Training

Course details

GIMP is a popular open-source image editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux that has evolved to become a credible option for image editing. In this course, Mike Rankin shows how to use GIMP 2.10 to work with images. After he tours the GIMP interface and familiarizes you with the program's preferences and tools, he takes you through working with selections, layers, layer masks, and paths. He also explains how to adjust canvas and print size, use brushes to edit masks, work with color, retouch photos, work with filters and text, print GIMP documents, and export images for web and print.

Learning objectives
Navigating the GIMP interface
Creating and saving documents
Working with selections
Using Quick Masks
Adjusting images with Curves and Levels
Converting text to paths
Working with colors and brushes
Configuring brush keyboard shortcuts
Enhancing photos with filters
Outputting images

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Edit your images for free with GIMP

1. Get Started

02 - Tour the GIMP interface
03 - Explore GIMP preferences
04 - Explore GIMP tools
05 - Create new documents
06 - Work with document templates
07 - Save documents
08 - Open documents in other file formats
09 - Work with color-managed documents
10 - Use Multiple Undo and History
11 - View documents
12 - How to avoid getting stuck in the interface

2. Work with Selections

13 - Rectangle Select tool
14 - Selection tool options
15 - Ellipse Select tool
16 - Free Select tool
17 - Fuzzy Select tool
18 - Select by Color tool
19 - Scissors Select tool
20 - Foreground Select tool
21 - Quick masks
22 - Saving selections
23 - The Selection Editor

3. Work with Layers

24 - Understanding layers
25 - Add layers
26 - Work with layer boundaries
27 - Arrange layers
28 - Work with floating selections
29 - Copying and pasting between layers
30 - Link and group layers
31 - Control layer opacity
32 - Blend layers

4. Work with Masks

33 - Create layer masks
34 - Apply, disable, and delete layer masks
35 - Move and copy layer masks

5. Work with Paths

36 - Understanding paths
37 - Draw curved paths
38 - Modify paths
39 - Paths and selections
40 - Stroke paths
41 - Transform paths
42 - Copy and merge paths
43 - Import and export paths

6. Adjust Images

44 - Adjust canvas size
45 - Adjust print size
46 - Scale images
47 - Rotate images
48 - Crop images
49 - Using perspective
50 - Using Cage Transform
51 - Using Unified Transform

7. Using the Paint Tools

52 - Sampling colors
53 - Define colors
54 - Understanding the Brush tool options
55 - Understanding brush types
56 - Brush dynamics
57 - The Brushes dialog
58 - Create a parametric brush
59 - Create a color brush
60 - Create a clipboard brush
61 - Bucket Fill tool
62 - Gradient tool
63 - Airbrush tool
64 - Ink tool
65 - MyPaint Brush tool
66 - Configure brush keyboard shortcuts

8. Retouch Photos

67 - Color Balance and Colorize
68 - Using Levels
69 - Using Curves
70 - Adjust hue, saturation, and brightness
71 - Sharpen images
72 - Blur images
73 - Create motion blur effects
74 - Dodge and Burn
75 - Adjust image details with the Clone tool
76 - Adjust colors with the Clone tool
77 - Create patterns with the Clone tool
78 - Healing tool

9. Work with Filters

79 - Distortion filters
80 - Split view
81 - Add drop shadows
82 - Add noise
83 - Fix red eye

10. Work with Text

84 - Add and edit text
85 - Transform text
86 - Convert text to paths
87 - Put text on a path

11. Output Images

88 - Print from GIMP
89 - Export JPG files for web
90 - Export PNG files for web
91 - Export for print

Conclusion

92 - Next steps