GIMP Essentials – Beginners to Intermediate Guide

Master Photo Editing, Layers, and Masking Techniques in GIMP: Your Complete Guide to Image Manipulation

Created by: Jonathan Dore
Professional Motion Graphic Designer

What Will I Learn?

• Learn to navigate and utilize GIMP.
• How layers work.
• Adding contrast to your images for a better visualization.
• Learn to use Hue & Saturation to change the color of your images.
• Add Vibrance to your images.
• Remove objects from photos and perform other photo manipulations.
• Convert your images black and white.
• How to create and manipulate gradients.
• Understand size & resolution for print vs digital formats.
• How to transform and warp images.
• The different layer blend modes and how to test them.
• Skin retouching.
• How to install brushes and plug-ins.
• How to create GIF animations.
• Setup brushes and graphics tablet.
• Understand layer mask and clipping mask.

Requirements

• No prior knowledge of GIMP required.
• Know how to use a computer.
• Know how to install programs on a computer.
• Internet connection

Target audience

• Intermediate GIMP users who have used the program before or are familiar with it but want to expand their knowledge of the photo editing aspects of the program.
• For anyone who wants to learn photo manipulation and GIMP.
• For those who want to familiarize themselves with tools in GIMP.