GIMP for Beginners: Free Book Covers with Free Images
GIMP for Beginners: Free Book Covers with Free Images, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.4, with 102 lectures, based on 238 reviews, and has 9594 subscribers.
You will learn about Install the GIMP on Your PC Use the GIMP to produce a basic book cover Use advanced concepts to produce professional looking book covers Use tips and suggestions to maximize our design and implemention This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone seeking an introduction on how to produce high quality graphics using the GIMP or Self-published authors needing to produce professional looking, high quality book covers on a budget It is particularly useful for Anyone seeking an introduction on how to produce high quality graphics using the GIMP or Self-published authors needing to produce professional looking, high quality book covers on a budget.
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Summary
Title: GIMP for Beginners: Free Book Covers with Free Images
Price: $49.99
Average Rating: 4.4
Number of Lectures: 102
Number of Published Lectures: 102
Number of Curriculum Items: 102
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 102
Original Price: $109.99
Quality Status: approved
Status: Live
What You Will Learn
- Install the GIMP on Your PC
- Use the GIMP to produce a basic book cover
- Use advanced concepts to produce professional looking book covers
- Use tips and suggestions to maximize our design and implemention
Who Should Attend
- Anyone seeking an introduction on how to produce high quality graphics using the GIMP
- Self-published authors needing to produce professional looking, high quality book covers on a budget
Target Audiences
- Anyone seeking an introduction on how to produce high quality graphics using the GIMP
- Self-published authors needing to produce professional looking, high quality book covers on a budget
Learn the GIMP from the Ground Up
In this course I’ll show you how to use the Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a free Photoshop like program, to produce professional looking, high quality graphics on a budget. The course uses the creation of book covers for self-publishing as the basis for demonstrating the use of the program. The techniques demonstrated can be used to create stunning graphics for any purpose including display on the Web.
GIMP Easily Explained:
Excellent course with detailed explanations on how to use GIMP to create fabulous book covers. Thank you!
-Maria Oquendo
This course provides material suitable for the absolute beginner and includes information on how to install all required tools and resources. It then goes on to show you how to use those components to produce unique, professional looking, and high quality graphics suitable for use as book covers for self-publishing. The course includes information on graphic composition that can be used to cause the most important elements of your image stand out.
Note: I demonstrate the use of the GIMP on a PC running Microsoft Windows 7. If you’re a Linux or Mac user, the GIMP is also available to you, and information in this course beyond installation is fully applicable.
Sell More of Anything with Professional Looking Graphics
Though you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, the truth is that most people do exactly that. Why not produce the best impression you can by displaying stunning graphics mixed with text. Whether you’re selling books or some other product, graphics that can capture the customer’s attention will give you a leg up in differentiating yourself from your competition.
This Course Includes Everything You Need to Know to Become Proficient with the GIMP
This course includes 29 lectures, over two hours of material, divided into the following major categories of information:
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Installing, staring, and stopping the GIMP
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GIMP window layout
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Creating a simple book cover
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Working with layers and selections
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Loading fonts and using text effects
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Buying and manipulating inexpensive images
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Creating colored boxes
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Using layer masks
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Stroking a path
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Putting it all together
Learn to Create Stunning Book Covers and More
Why focus on book covers? The course benefits from having a specific focus and I’m the most familiar with using the GIMP to create book covers. Besides, you only need to know the fundamentals of using the GIMP to produce book covers. Don’t worry, you can still create amazing images for the Web and beyond using the basics of the GIMP.
A Great Cover Course
Bite sized lessons that are clear and concise on how to use The GIMP to create ebook covers for the KINDLE. Very easy to follow.
-Bronwyn Wilson
This course uses a combination of presentation slides and screen capture to show you how to use the GIMP to produce book covers specifically.
Expect to spend several days to weeks digesting all the information provided in this course.
Start Today!
Silly as it may seem, your book cover is the first characteristic of your book that is likely to distinguish you from the crowd. Why not spend some time learning how to produce a quality, professional looking book cover for your self-published work using free tools and inexpensive professional quality images?
I’ll see you in the classroom,
—Brian
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction
Lecture 1: Overview of the Course
Lecture 2: GIMP 2.10 Changes: How to Make GIMP 2.10 Look Like GIMP 2.8
Lecture 3: Installing the GIMP
Lecture 4: Starting the GIMP, Screen Layout, Exiting the GIMP
Lecture 5: Supplement: Sample Book Covers
Lecture 6: Changing the Number of GIMP Windows and Style
Lecture 7: How to Watch This Course
Chapter 2: Creating a Simple Book Cover
Lecture 1: Introduction to Creating a Simple Book Cover
Lecture 2: Creating an Empty Book Cover
Lecture 3: Loading Images From the Internet
Lecture 4: Adding Text
Lecture 5: Saving Your Book Cover
Lecture 6: Creating a Simple Book Cover Section Workshop
Lecture 7: Creating a Simple Book Cover Section Project
Lecture 8: Conclusion to Creating a Simple Book Cover
Chapter 3: Working with Layers and Selections
Lecture 1: Introduction to Working with Layers and Selections
Lecture 2: Defining and Manipulating Layers
Lecture 3: Selecting Images and Image Components
Lecture 4: Applying Effects to Selections
Lecture 5: Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Selections
Lecture 6: Supplement: More on Layers
Lecture 7: Working with Layers and Selections Section Workshop
Lecture 8: Working with Layers and Selections Section Project
Lecture 9: Conclusion to Working with Layers and Selections
Chapter 4: Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects
Lecture 1: Introduction to Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects
Lecture 2: Text Manipulation
Lecture 3: Loading Fonts
Lecture 4: Using Fonts
Lecture 5: Blurring and Drop Shadows
Lecture 6: Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects Section Workshop
Lecture 7: Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects Section Project
Lecture 8: Conclusion to Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects
Chapter 5: Buying and Manipulating Inexpensive/Free Images
Lecture 1: Introduction to Buying and Manipulating Inexpensive/Free Images
Lecture 2: Pixabay: An Early Warning!
Lecture 3: Buying Inexpensive Images Off the Internet
Lecture 4: Manipulating the Images
Lecture 5: Using the Clone Tool
Lecture 6: Buying and Manipulating Inexpensive/Free Images Section Workshop
Lecture 7: Buying and Manipulating Inexpensive/Free Images Section Project
Lecture 8: Conclusion to Buying and Manipulating Inexpensive/Free Images
Chapter 6: Creating Colored Boxes
Lecture 1: Introduction to Creating Colored Boxes
Lecture 2: Making Colored Boxes
Lecture 3: Sampling Colors
Lecture 4: Using Color Gradients
Lecture 5: Displaying Text Over Colored Boxes
Lecture 6: Creating Colored Boxes Section Workshop
Lecture 7: Creating Colored Boxes Section Project
Lecture 8: Conclusion to Creating Colored Boxes
Chapter 7: Using Layer Masks and Paths
Lecture 1: Introduction to Using Layer Masks and Paths
Lecture 2: Two Applications of Layer Masks
Lecture 3: Stroking a Path Around Text
Lecture 4: Circular Text
Lecture 5: Making Text Follow an Arbitrary Path
Lecture 6: Using Layer Masks and Paths Section Workshop
Lecture 7: Using Layer Masks and Paths Section Project
Lecture 8: Conclusion to Using Layer Masks and Paths
Chapter 8: Book Cover Design Theory
Lecture 1: Introduction to Book Cover Design Theory
Lecture 2: Branding
Lecture 3: Satisfying Genre Expectations
Lecture 4: Use of Color
Lecture 5: Use of Images
Lecture 6: Cover Layout
Lecture 7: Making Your Text Pop
Lecture 8: View Your Work in Thumbnail Size
Lecture 9: Analyze Peer Book Covers
Lecture 10: Book Cover Design Theory Workshop
Lecture 11: Book Cover Design Theory Section Project
Lecture 12: Conclusion to Book Cover Design Theory
Chapter 9: Putting It All Together
Lecture 1: Let's Create a Book Cover, Shall we?
Lecture 2: Making a Space Book Cover
Lecture 3: Making a Book Cover with Colored Boxes
Lecture 4: Downloading the Sample Covers
Chapter 10: Favorite Tricks and Common Errors
Lecture 1: Favorite Tricks Pt. 1
Lecture 2: Favorite Tricks Pt. 2
Lecture 3: Favorite Tricks Pt. 3
Lecture 4: Common Errors
Chapter 11: Recreating My Personal Favorite Book Covers: 2017 Course Extension
Lecture 1: A Review of My Past Book Covers
Lecture 2: Using Pixabay for Free Images
Lecture 3: Reinterpreting Existing Popular Covers
Lecture 4: Stretching My GIMP Muscles
Lecture 5: Reinterpreting My "Symphony" Book Cover Pt. 1
Lecture 6: Reinterpreting My "Symphony" Book Cover Pt. 2
Lecture 7: Two Technique Book Cover: Silhouettes and Dark Desaturated Backgrounds
Lecture 8: Drunken and Layer Mask Text — Very Cool!
Chapter 12: 2017 Amazon Book Cover Reinterpretation Challenge
Lecture 1: Section Introduction
Lecture 2: Challenge #1 from Kelly
Lecture 3: Challenge #2 from Saundra Pt. 1
Lecture 4: Challenge #2 from Saundra Pt. 2
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