Description
In this course, you will learn :
- How to work with images in GIMP 2.10
- Working with selections, layers, layer masks, and paths after touring the GIMP interface and familiarising you with the program's preferences and tools.
- How to change the canvas and print size, use brushes to edit masks, work with colour, retouch photos, use filters and text, print GIMP documents, and export images for web and print.
Syllabus :
1. Get Started
- Tour the GIMP interface
- Explore GIMP preferences
- Explore GIMP tools
- Create new documents
- Work with document templates
- Save documents
- Open documents in other file formats
- Work with color-managed documents
- Use Multiple Undo and History
- View documents
- How to avoid getting stuck in the interface
2. Work with Selections
- Rectangle Select tool
- Selection tool options
- Ellipse Select tool
- Free Select tool
- Scissors Select tool
- Foreground Select tool
- Quick masks
- Saving selections
- The Selection Editor
3. Work with Layers
- Understanding layers
- Add layers
- Work with layer boundaries
- Arrange layers
- Work with floating selections
- Copying and pasting between layers
- Link and group layers
- Control layer opacity
- Blend layers
4. Work with Masks
- Create layer masks
- Apply, disable, and delete layer masks
- Move and copy layer masks
5. Work with Paths
- Understanding paths
- Draw curved paths
- Modify paths
- Paths and selections
- Stroke paths
- Transform paths
- Copy and merge paths
- Import and export paths
6. Adjust Images
- Adjust canvas size
- Adjust print size
- Scale images
- Rotate images
- Crop images
- Using perspective
- Using Cage Transform
- Using Unified Transform
7. Using the Paint Tools
- Sampling colors
- Define colors
- Understanding the Brush tool options
- Understanding brush types
- Brush dynamics
- The Brushes dialog
- Create a parametric brush
- Create a color brush
- Create a clipboard brush
- Bucket Fill tool
- Gradient tool
- Airbrush tool
- Ink tool
- MyPaint Brush tool
- Configure brush keyboard shortcuts
8. Retouch Photos
- Color Balance and Colorize
- Using Levels
- Using Curves
- Adjust hue, saturation, and brightness
- Sharpen images
- Blur images
- Create motion blur effects
- Dodge and Burn
- Adjust image details with the Clone tool
- Adjust colors with the Clone tool
- Create patterns with the Clone tool
- Healing tool
9. Work with Filters
- Distortion filters
- Split view
- Add drop shadows
- Add noise
- Fix red eye
10. Work with Text
- Add and edit text
- Transform text
- Convert text to paths
- Put text on a path
11. Output Images
- Print from GIMP
- Export JPG files for web
- Export PNG files for web
- Export for print