GIMP - Intensive Course (GIMP2)

Graphics, 2D Graphics

This intensive GIMP course is for beginners in computer graphics who want to edit photos, build photomontages or create web graphics. It is also suitable for digital painters. The program focuses on practical skills like photo editing, photomontage and web graphics.

This extended GIMP course builds on GIMP1 and teaches advanced features so you can both produce and creatively design graphics. Participants learn to work with complex tools like layers and blending, masks and channels and custom brushes and animation.

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The course:

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• Introduction to computer graphics
1. Types of computer graphics
2. Role of raster editors in the graphic workflow
3. Most common software, comparison with GIMP and compatibility

• Getting started with GIMP
1. Navigating the interface and display options
2. Program settings
3. Creating a new image and resolution considerations
4. Opening existing files and cropping
5. Saving files, formats and their uses

• Basic program functions
1. Transformations, resizing images and canvas
2. Layers: properties, creating and transforming
3. Selections: creating, editing and interacting with them

• Colors
1. Color models, their characteristics and use cases
2. Mixing colors, sampling shades, color composition info

• Painting in GIMP
1. Fills, gradients: properties and uses
2. Painting tools: pencil, brush, eraser, airbrush, calligraphic pen
3. Brush strokes and patterns

• Photo editing
1. Color correction and retouching
2. Basic filters for edits
3. Toning and conversion to grayscale

• Text
1. Inserting text and formatting
2. Choosing fonts and browsing the font menu
3. Typography and text design

• Photomontages
1. Working with raster masks
2. Using the quick mask for selections

• Outputs
1. Direct printing, use in DTP and for the web

• Graphic design
1. Composition and design approaches
2. Copyright, sources of graphics and fonts online

• Advanced edits
1. Creating paths with vector graphics, editing and using with selections and drawing
2. Layer blend modes
3. Working with color channels and the alpha channel
4. Advanced mask techniques
5. Expanding brush libraries with external sources
6. Creating custom brush strokes
7. Animation
8. GIMP plugins — sources and installation

Assumed knowledge:

Basic computer skills; bring a laptop with GIMP installed or rights to install it.

Schedule:

3 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )

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