Overview
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Learn how to perform basic image editing techniques such as cropping, resizing, masking, and retouching in GIMP, the popular open-source image editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Edit your images for free with GIMP
- 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
- Rectangle Select tool
- Selection tool options
- Ellipse Select tool
- Free Select tool
- Fuzzy Select tool
- Select by Color tool
- Scissors Select tool
- Foreground Select tool
- Quick masks
- Saving selections
- The Selection Editor
- 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
- Create layer masks
- Apply, disable, and delete layer masks
- Move and copy layer masks
- Understanding paths
- Draw curved paths
- Modify paths
- Paths and selections
- Stroke paths
- Transform paths
- Copy and merge paths
- Import and export paths
- Adjust canvas size
- Adjust print size
- Scale images
- Rotate images
- Crop images
- Using perspective
- Using Cage Transform
- Using Unified Transform
- 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
- 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
- Distortion filters
- Split view
- Add drop shadows
- Add noise
- Fix red eye
- Add and edit text
- Transform text
- Convert text to paths
- Put text on a path
- Print from GIMP
- Export JPG files for web
- Export PNG files for web
- Export for print
- Next steps
