GIMP Made Easy for Beginners | Beginner to Expert Course

Module 1: Getting Started with GIMP

45 minutes

• Topics: Installing GIMP, understanding the toolbox, docks, and menus

• Hands-on: Customize your workspace and open/export sample images

Module 2: Basic Image Editing

1 hour

• Topics: Crop, scale, rotate, flip, and canvas adjustments

• Hands-on: Crop and straighten a photo, then adjust canvas size for a web banner

Module 3: Color Correction & Retouching

1 hour

• Topics: Levels, curves, hue/saturation, dodge & burn, clone & heal tools

• Hands-on: Correct exposure and remove blemishes from a portrait

Module 4: Working with Layers & Masks

1 hour

• Topics: Layer types, ordering, opacity, layer groups, layer masks

• Hands-on: Composite two images using masks and blend modes for a seamless edit

Module 5: Selections, Paths & Vector Shapes

1 hour

• Topics: Rectangle/Ellipse, Free Select, Paths tool, shape fills, strokes

• Hands-on: Cut out an object with the Paths tool and place it on a new background

Module 6: Text & Graphic Design Basics

45 minutes

• Topics: Text tool options, fonts, alignment, basic shape creation, gradients

• Hands-on: Design a simple social-media graphic with text overlay and gradient fill

Module 7: Filters, Effects & Automation

1 hour

• Topics: Sharpen, blur, artistic filters, batch processing with the Batch Image Manipulation Plugin

• Hands-on: Apply a vignette and batch-resize a folder of images for web use

Module 8: Exporting & Preparing Assets

30 minutes

• Topics: Export formats and settings, slices for web, exporting SVG vectors

• Hands-on: Export optimized PNG and JPEG versions, and save a vector logo as SVG

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