Learn GIMP: Free Design and Illustration (2021 Edition)

Name: Learn GIMP: Free Design and Illustration (2021 Edition)
Rating: 4.2 (129 reviews)

A comprehensive course on the world's longest standing open source photo manipulation, illustration and design software.

Created byBrendon Schumacker

Last updated 7/2021

English

What you'll learn

Alter and Enhance Photos
Digital Painting Tools
Understand the Basics of All Image Software
Make Designs for Business or Hobby
Use all common and advanced features of Gimp, including scripting!

Course content

9 sections • 35 lectures • 6h 35m total length

GIMP 2.10 NOTES0:50
Notes regarding GIMP 2.10
Introduction4:15
Hello, and let's get started.
Download and Installation5:01
Make sure you have the correct software installed and best version for your Operating System. Understand the different versions of Gimp, particularly 2.6 vs 2.8.
Setup Your Environment14:25
Some configurations are essential, and others are just to let you work more comfortably. First we'll choose our default tools and dockable dialogues.
Keyboard Shortcuts6:06
How to set your Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting Started14:30
Starting up a new image, and using basic features such as opening and saving files.

Layers and Opacity10:06
Breaking into digital art means understanding layers, First.
Moving Around6:56
Zooming and Moving around the canvas is easy once you know the right way to do it.
Common Tools4:26
Get a grip on the toolbox.
Brush Tool14:50
Learn the various brush types and standard drawing techniques with mouse.
Color Tools14:03
Picking Colors to draw with and selecting by color.
Selection Tools17:23
There are many ways to select and manipulate things, let's review the selection tools.
Drawing Shapes and Stroke Selection5:09
One of the most useful lessons, for drawing perfect shapes quickly.
Bucket Fill and Gradient14:00
Filling things with color and using gradient color effects.
Transform and Crop Tools14:30
Reshaping, Resizing, and Cropping things to size.
Path Tool17:52
The most important tool they never learn.

Basic Menu Navigation3:37
Overall menu understanding, and review of File, Edit, and Tools menus.
Select Menu17:35
Various ways to control your selection and some usage tips.
View Menu13:01
Control the overall view of your environment and guideline settings.
Image and Layer Menus11:24
These essential menu tools will help you better control your image.
Colors Menu14:01
Brightness, Contrast, Color Channels, and more.
Filters Menu17:32
Get familiar with the more commonly used of Gimps many filters which will help you to add effects to your images.

Colorize a Black and White Photo10:03
Learn how to properly colorize a black and white photo using layers.
Superimposing9:15
Whether it be "face swap" or putting a monkey in a business suit, you can learn to move and resize things in Gimp using photos.
Using Layer Masks on Photos12:37
An expert trick which you will find very useful for blending photos together.
Photo Touch Up8:18
Learn how to touch up blemishes, scratches, bumps on anything from faces to cars or whatever needs polishing.
Landscape Enhancement15:22
Using our tools and filters to enhance a landscape scene photo.

Making Scipts and Script-Fu Console16:50
Making scripts in the Gimp is like making macros. You can create scripts to do repetitive jobs for you with the click of a menu item.
Making Plug-ins and Python-Fu Console16:55
Plug-ins are usually created with the python programming language, and like scripts, they are similar to macros which can help you to do repetitive tasks with a click of a button.

Requirements

If you are intending to use your skills immediately you should have a desktop or laptop computer with Windows, OSX, or Linux

Description

This course will enable you to work with GIMP imaging software fluidly and create any image that comes to your imagination, as well as giving you the ability to touch up and enhance photos like a professional. Digital drawing, painting, and photography can all be achieved with GIMP.

The fundamental imaging skills taught in this course are also universal concepts used throughout all imaging softwares such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Corel. These applications all have Layers, Tools, Brushes, and Plug-ins, Scripts, or Macros. Thus if you are a beginner to imaging softwares then you will be gaining competency in "all" softwares by starting with this one GIMP course.

The course takes you through download and installation of the software, environment configuration, all commonly used tools, the menu system, making and installing scripts and plug-ins, and a wide array of tips and tricks for photo manipulation, illustration, and graphic design.

This "Learn GIMP" course is structured so that it can be watched from beginning to end to train a complete novice from the bottom up, but it is also broken down into discrete lessons so that you can focus on the lessons which you have interest in, and easily return for review on your chosen topic of interest.

Who this course is for:

Good for both students and professionals who want to Learn GIMP
Software enthusiasts and hobbiests are also welcome to enjoy the course
Requires no background in art or design, all topics will be covered

Learn GIMP: Free Design and Illustration (2021 Edition)

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Course content

Preparing Your Environment6 lectures • 45min

Fundamental Interface Usage10 lectures • 1hr 59min

Menus, Dialogues, Scripts, and Plug-ins6 lectures • 1hr 17min

Fun with Photos5 lectures • 56min

Text2 lectures • 14min

From the Imagination2 lectures • 38min

Scripts and Plug-ins2 lectures • 34min

Summary1 lecture • 7min

Extras1 lecture • 5min

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