GIMP Photo Editing for Beginners – From Novice to Pro

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2: Why GIMP is an Amazing Photo Editing Software

Lecture 3: Downloading and Installing GIMP

Lecture 4: Download Your Work-Along Images

Lecture 5: Join Our Private Facebook Group

Chapter 2: Editing the First Image

Lecture 1: Some Important Shortcuts and Functions in GIMP

Lecture 2: Getting Started by Cropping & Rotating and Understanding Layers

Lecture 3: Using the Exposure and Shadows/Highlights Function

Lecture 4: Saving an Image as a GIMP Project Document

Lecture 5: Using the Color Temperature and Hue Saturation Functions

Lecture 6: Understanding the Undo History Tab and Talking About a Non-Destructive Workflow

Lecture 7: Using the Histogram and Color Balance Functions

Lecture 8: Using the Clone Tool to Remove Distractions

Lecture 9: Adding a Watermark and Exporting the Final Edit

Chapter 3: Opening RAW Images in GIMP Using Darktable

Lecture 1: Link to Darktable

Lecture 2: How to Open RAW Images in GIMP & Seeing the Differences When Editing a RAW File

Chapter 4: Editing the Second Image

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Second Edit

Lecture 2: Understanding the Different Precision Modes of Editing – 8-bit/16-bit/32/bit

Lecture 3: Using the Levels Function to Correct the Colors/White Balance – Part 1

Lecture 4: Using the Levels Function to Correct the Colors/White Balance – Part 2

Lecture 5: Using the Color Balance Function to Fine-tune the Colors

Lecture 6: Using the Healing Tool to Retouch the Skin

Lecture 7: Using the Unsharp Mask Function to Sharpen Texture

Lecture 8: Understanding Layer Masking in GIMP to do Localized Editing – Part 1

Lecture 9: Understanding Layer Masking in GIMP to do Localized Editing – Part 2

Lecture 10: Making Some Final Changes to the Exposure

Chapter 5: Editing the Third Image

Lecture 1: Getting Started With Selections in GIMP

Lecture 2: Using Third Party Tools and GIMP to Make Selections – Part 1

Lecture 3: Using Third Party Tools and GIMP to Make Selections – Part 2

Lecture 4: Using Third Party Tools and GIMP to Make Selections – Part 3

Lecture 5: UPDATE – New Videos on Selections in GIMP

Chapter 6: Editing the Fourth Image

Lecture 1: Frequency Separation in GIMP to Make the Skin Smooth – Part 1

Lecture 2: Frequency Separation in GIMP to Make the Skin Smooth – Part 2

Lecture 3: Frequency Separation in GIMP to Make the Skin Smooth – Part 3

Chapter 7: Editing the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Images

Lecture 1: How to Merge Different Exposures in GIMP With One Click (HDR)

Chapter 8: Editing the 8th Image

Lecture 1: Changing the Color of the Background – Part 1

Lecture 2: Changing the Color of the Background – Part 2

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Lecture 2: BONUS – Check out all my courses

Chapter 10: Updates to the Course

Lecture 1: Update #1 – Using Basic Selection Tools (Fuzzy Select) for Easy Selections

Lecture 2: Update #2 – Using Advanced Selection Tools (Foreground Select Tool)