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