Image editing with GIMP: Part 1 - the tutorial for beginners

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains how to find the image editing program GIMP on the Internet and how to download the program for different operating systems. He also shows you where you can find useful plug-ins that extend the functions of GIMP.

What is GIMP actually? For what purposes is the program suitable and what advantages does it offer compared to similar software? In this video, Marco Kolditz explains the advantages and disadvantages of the program.

Even though the image editing program GIMP is free and also released for commercial use, this does not affect the rights of use of individual photos edited in GIMP. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz therefore deals specifically with the topic of usage rights.

In this video, Marco Kolditz explains the basic structure of the GIMP user interface, how to customize it and how to optimize it for use with one or more monitors.

The GIMP user interface also offers helpful tools for enlarging or reducing the size of an open image. Watch this video to find out how to make the most of this function.

In GIMP, you can not only open existing image files, but also create new blank documents - whether for creating graphics, designing flyers or for image compositions - in this video, Kolditz explains how to create new documents and your own document templates.

The so-called document grid and the use of guides are suitable for placing and assessing images in GIMP. In this video, Marco Kolditz shows you how to activate and optimally set up the document grid and how guides help you place objects in GIMP.

GIMP offers many ways to open an image in GIMP. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains various ways to open a file or several images in GIMP in a simple and organized way.

GIMP also offers the option of importing and editing Photoshop documents. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents a photo edited directly in Photoshop and the major disadvantages of importing it into GIMP.

As soon as you have finished editing an image in GIMP, you usually want to save it. GIMP offers various file formats for this purpose, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. Learn how to save your images optimally in this video.

How is a digital photo actually structured, what are the advantages and disadvantages of digital image editing and what stumbling blocks need to be considered? In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz gives you valuable tips on how to work with digital images in GIMP.

In this video, learn how to mix and select colors in GIMP and how to save these colors for later use. Also learn the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing.

The GIMP journal allows you to easily undo or redo individual editing steps in GIMP with just a few clicks. Learn how to use the journal effectively and resource-efficiently and what advantages and disadvantages it offers.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents helpful settings in the GIMP preferences that will support you in your work with the free image editing program and even save you a lot of time in the future.

Another setting in the GIMP preferences is the ability to easily adjust the size of brush tips using the mouse wheel or keyboard. In this video, Marco Kolditz shows you how to optimally adjust this setting.

A graphics tablet is suitable for creating drawings and also for more precise image editing in GIMP. This offers numerous advantages over the mouse. Learn about the advantages of a graphics tablet in this video and find out from video trainer Kolditz how to activate the functionality of the graphics tablet in GIMP.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains the principle of layers in GIMP and the advantages they offer when working regularly with the image editing program.

Watch this video to find out how to work with GIMP's layer dock and learn more about the various practical functions of this control panel.

Learn how to work with layers in GIMP in this video tutorial: Learn how to create, group, move, delete and edit layers.

In this video, Kolditz explains the great advantages of the numerous layer modes in GIMP, how to use them specifically and how layer modes can help you design your images.

In this video, learn what layer masks are and how to use masks in GIMP specifically for non-destructive editing of images.

Working with paths in GIMP makes it easier to create selections and enables precise clipping. Learn how to create and customize paths in GIMP in this video.

Watch this video to learn how to customize the toolbox in GIMP by showing or hiding tools or changing their order.

Watch this video to find out how you can intuitively move individual layers, selections and paths using the Move tool.

Watch this video to find out how you can easily rotate individual objects and complete images and even make image corrections using GIMP's rotate tool.

GIMP's Scale tool allows you to enlarge or reduce individual objects intuitively and very precisely. Learn how to use the tool optimally in this video.

In this video you will learn what the scissors tool in GIMP is suitable for and how to use this transformation tool in an intuitive way.

In this video you will learn about GIMP's mirror tool and its peculiarities and how to use this transformation tool optimally.

The perspective tool makes it easy to influence the perspective of layers, selections and paths. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains how to use this transformation tool optimally.

With the powerful cage transformation in GIMP, you can distort image areas in a very targeted way. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to grow an iceberg using this transformation tool.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains how to use GIMP's alignment tool to align different objects and avoid typical mistakes.

In this video, video trainer Kolditz explains how to use various selection tools in GIMP to create rough selections and influence their shape.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz introduces you to tools for finer selections and shows you how to use these selections to create convincing layer masks and thus fine clipping.

Watch this video to find out how to save selections you have already created in various ways for later use.

In this video you will learn how to easily crop your images using GIMP's crop tool.

In this video, video trainer Kolditz explains how to use the path tool, how to create open and closed paths, how to create selections from paths, layer masks and even how to trace a path with painting tools.

In this video, video trainer Kolditz introduces you to GIMP's powerful and versatile brush tool and shows you how to set it up optimally for use with a mouse or graphics tablet.

Watch this video about the pen tool to learn the differences to the related brush tool and how to draw perfectly straight lines with both tools.

In this video, you will learn the differences between the ink tool and other painting tools in GIMP and how to set up the calligraphy tool optimally for use with a graphics tablet.

In this video, video trainer Kolditz presents GIMP's spray gun and demonstrates the differences to the classic brush tool.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to add more plasticity to images in a non-destructive way using the Dodge and Burn tool.

In this video, you will learn what the smudge tool in GIMP is for and how to use it to achieve a painterly look in a photo.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains how to use the blur and sharpen tool to soften areas in an image or sharpen specific details.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to use the clone tool to clone image areas to other places in an image and what great advantage the heal tool offers when retouching.

Watch this video to learn how to use the perspective cloning tool in GIMP to clone image components in perspective.

Watch this video to learn how to use GIMP's eraser tool to remove image areas, make them transparent and even restore them if desired.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains everything about the text tool in GIMP. Learn how to place text and easily adjust the appearance of the entire text or individual words.

Watch this video to learn how to make the best use of the magnification tool in GIMP and how to easily change the zoom level of an open image in various ways.

Learn how to use the color pipette tool in GIMP to select individual colors from an image or to display average values of colors in an image area in this video by video trainer Kolditz.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz explains how to get the most out of GIMP's gradient tool and how to create your own gradient presets.

In this video, you will learn what the fill tool in GIMP is all about and how to use it optimally to color image areas.

Watch this video to find out how to use the tape measure tool in GIMP to determine distances and angular dimensions within an image.

You can use the color tools in GIMP to influence the color effect of an image. In this first part, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents the color tools "Color Balance", "Hue/Saturation", "Colorize" and "Brightness/Contrast".

You can use the color tools in GIMP to influence the color effect of an image. In this first part, video trainer Marco Kolditz presents the colour tools "Threshold", "Values", "Curves", "Posterize" and "Desaturate".

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to place and edit text in GIMP using the text tool - both individual words for headings and continuous text in text frames.

Watch this video to learn how to place your text along a previously created path and customize it according to your ideas.

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to create a path from a text and customize it afterwards.