Gimp: Make a Digital Painting & Illustration Like a Pro Fast

Create professional-looking digital paintings and illustrations using the free program Gimp, even if you "can't draw."

Created by: Kristen Palana
Bestselling Instructor, Artist, Nomad Professor

What Will I Learn?

• Make unique and beautiful professional-looking digital paintings and illustrations (even if you "can't draw!")
• Develop artistic confidence as you develop better drawing and design skills that you can build off of and that will last you a lifetime
• Create powerful digital images that can be displayed online or in print, presented as unique gifts, or as part of your own budding freelance design business.
• Understand how to create effective images that use original or copyright-free photographs as a starting point.
• Have a solid undertsanding of basic digital painting methods to create images used as stills or later in multimedia and animated projects.

Requirements

• Bring an open mind, a willingness to learn new tricks, and a copy of the FREE program, Gimp.
• You can take this course on a computer, a tablet, or a phone. It's recommended you get a free copy of GIMP, but you can also use ANY imaging program or app that allows you to use layers. (Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Sketchbook, etc.)
• You can draw in this course using a mouse, track pad, or stylus pen (

Target audience

• This course is also for beginners and for traditional artists who would like to learn to make digital work, illustrators, as well as so-called "non-creatives" who think they "can't draw."
• This course is for anyone who wants to explore their artistic and creative sides, who love following easy steps that get impressive results fast.
• This is NOT an in-depth Gimp course. A selection of tools and techniques are discussed in depth for creating digital paintings but this course doesn't cover EVERY feature available in Gimp. It's for beginners who want to learn the most essential tools and tricks for making beautiful designs ASAP.