GIMP Essential Training (2019)
Release date:2019, February 28
Duration:05 h 10 m
Author:Mike Rankin
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
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.
Topics include:
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
Introduction
001 Edit your images for free with GIMP
1. Get Started
002 Tour the GIMP interface
003 Explore GIMP preferences
004 Explore GIMP tools
005 Create new documents
006 Work with document templates
007 Save documents
008 Open documents in other file formats
009 Work with color-managed documents
010 Use Multiple Undo and History
011 View documents
012 How to avoid getting stuck in the interface
2. Work with Selections
013 Rectangle Select tool
014 Selection tool options
015 Ellipse Select tool
016 Free Select tool
017 Fuzzy Select tool
018 Select by Color tool
019 Scissors Select tool
020 Foreground Select tool
021 Quick masks
022 Saving selections
023 The Selection Editor
3. Work with Layers
024 Understanding layers
025 Add layers
026 Work with layer boundaries
027 Arrange layers
028 Work with floating selections
029 Copying and pasting between layers
030 Link and group layers
031 Control layer opacity
032 Blend layers
4. Work with Masks
033 Create layer masks
034 Apply, disable, and delete layer masks
035 Move and copy layer masks
5. Work with Paths
036 Understanding paths
037 Draw curved paths
038 Modify paths
039 Paths and selections
040 Stroke paths
041 Transform paths
042 Copy and merge paths
043 Import and export paths
6. Adjust Images
044 Adjust canvas size
045 Adjust print size
046 Scale images
047 Rotate images
048 Crop images
049 Using perspective
050 Using Cage Transform
051 Using Unified Transform
7. Using the Paint Tools
052 Sampling colors
053 Define colors
054 Understanding the Brush tool options
055 Understanding brush types
056 Brush dynamics
057 The Brushes dialog
058 Create a parametric brush
059 Create a color brush
060 Create a clipboard brush
061 Bucket Fill tool
062 Gradient tool
063 Airbrush tool
064 Ink tool
065 MyPaint Brush tool
066 Configure brush keyboard shortcuts
8. Retouch Photos
067 Color Balance and Colorize
068 Using Levels
069 Using Curves
070 Adjust hue, saturation, and brightness
071 Sharpen images
072 Blur images
073 Create motion blur effects
074 Dodge and Burn
075 Adjust image details with the Clone tool
076 Adjust colors with the Clone tool
077 Create patterns with the Clone tool
078 Healing tool
9. Work with Filters
079 Distortion filters
080 Split view
081 Add drop shadows
082 Add noise
083 Fix red eye
10. Work with Text
084 Add and edit text
085 Transform text
086 Convert text to paths
087 Put text on a path
11. Output Images
088 Print from GIMP
089 Export JPG files for web
090 Export PNG files for web
091 Export for print
Conclusion
092 Next steps
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