Course Outline

Fire up the GIMP

  • Known Platforms (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
  • Language
  • Command Line Arguments

Using Gimp

  • Who's Wilber?
  • Basic Concepts
  • Main Windows
  • The Main Toolbox
  • Image Window
  • Dialogs and Docking
  • Undoing and Things That Cannot be Undone
  • Change the Size of an Image (Scale)
  • Make JPEGs Smaller
  • Crop An Image
  • Find Info About Your Image
  • Change the Mode
  • Flip An Image
  • How to Draw Straight Lines
  • Common Causes of GIMP Non-Responsiveness
  • Preparing your Images for the Web
  • Images with an Optimal Size/Quality Ratio
  • Reducing the File Size Even More
  • Saving Images with Transparency

Painting with GIMP

  • Feathering
  • Making a Selection Partially Transparent
  • Creating and Using Selections
  • Moving a Selection
  • Creating a Free Selection
  • Using the Quickmask
  • Paths
  • Brushes
  • Adding New Brushes
  • The GIH Dialog Box
  • Creating a Brush with Variable Size
  • Gradients
  • Patterns
  • Palettes
  • Drawing Simple Objects
  • Drawing a Straight Line
  • Creating a Basic Shape

Combining Images

  • Introduction to Layers
  • Layer Modes
  • Creating New Layers
  • Text and Fonts
  • Text

Enhancing Photographs

  • Working with Digital Camera Photos
  • Improving Composition
  • Improving Colours
  • Adjusting Sharpness
  • Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image
  • Saving Your Results

Pimp my GIMP

  • Grids and Guides
  • Rendering a Grid
  • How to Set Your Tile Cache
  • Creating Shortcuts to Menu Functions
  • Dialogs and Docking
  • Removing Tabs
  • Customize Splash-Screen

Scripting

  • Using Plugins
  • Installing New Plugins
  • Using Script-Fu Scripts

Requirements

Appropriate operating system knowledge (Linux, Mac or Windows)

Photoshop knowledge might be beneficial.

 14 Hours

Number of participants



Price per participant

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