Language: German

Image editing with GIMP: Part 2 - the practical tutorial

Photography & image editing · 36 Videos · 9.7 h Video training · German

by Marco Kolditz

Learn the methods and techniques of image editing and their implementation in GIMP. In over 9.5 hours, you'll get hands-on experience of applying brushes, adjusting image sharpness and creating different image looks. Trainer Marco Kolditz invites you to take your image editing in GIMP to the next level.

Learn typical methods and techniques of image editing and their application in GIMP using direct examples
Use the tools to crop image motifs, remove distortions or swap motifs, for example
Learn how to retouch portraits with GIMP and edit eyes, skin, teeth and hair
Give your images atmospheric looks, including: Photo aging effect, sepia, colorkey
Also: frequency separation, remove red eyes, recolor iris and remove noise and color cast

Are you already familiar with image editing methods and want to apply them in GIMP? Or are you just starting to learn image editing techniques? Then get started right here and start tweaking your images and photos in GIMP!

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36 Videos, 584 minutes

GIMP in practice

29 Videos · 485 minutes

01 Open free of charge

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 1 What is transparency and how do I use it?

12 min

What is transparency and how can it be used in GIMP? Video trainer Marco Kolditz gives you the answers to these questions in this video.

30 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Transparency Explained Simply: Alpha Channel, Gradients, and Layer Masks

02 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 2 Create your own brush tips

18 min

After installing GIMP, you will already find some ready-made brushes that you can use immediately. Watch this video to learn how to create your own individual brush tips with GIMP and what you need to bear in mind.

41 MB To the text tutorial: Creating GIMP brush tips: star, image, and smoke brushes

03 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 3 Resizing images

16 min

If you want to enlarge or reduce the size of an image, there are a few important points to bear in mind. In this video you will learn how to enlarge or reduce images in the best possible way.

50 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP: Enlarging and reducing images

04 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 4 high-pass filters without a plug-in

5 min

Watch this video by video trainer Marco Kolditz to find out how you can achieve the effect of a high-pass filter in GIMP without a high-pass filter plug-in.

12 MB To the text tutorial: Apply High-Pass Filter in GIMP Without Plugin – Simple Steps

05 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 5 Sharpening an image

15 min

Watch this video to see what actually happens when you sharpen an image and learn some ways to sharpen an image after the fact using GIMP.

42 MB To the text tutorial: Sharpening in GIMP: Unsharp Mask, Lab Mode, and High-Pass Filter

06 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 6 Straighten horizon

8 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to quickly straighten a slanted horizon in pictures in a very simple way.

28 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Straighten Horizon: Step-by-Step Guide for Crooked Photos

07 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - Replace 7 skies

15 min

Sometimes you can't choose the weather for a shot, so some pictures show an unattractive cloudy sky. In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to easily replace such a sky.

79 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Replacing the Sky: Mask, Color Harmony, and Transition

08 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 8 Removing noise and dust

20 min

Sometimes images taken in unfavorable lighting conditions appear noisy. In this video, you will learn how to remove this noise using GIMP.

57 MB To the text tutorial: Removing Noise in GIMP: Step by Step

09 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 9 Remove color cast

17 min

Learn how to remove an unwanted color cast from your images in this video by video trainer Marco Kolditz. GIMP offers various options for this.

49 MB To the text tutorial: Removing a color cast in GIMP: Five methods for more natural-looking photos

10 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 10 Brighten shadows

23 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you a variety of ways to brighten dark areas in the image so that their details come out better.

70 MB To the text tutorial: Brightening Shadows in GIMP: A Practical Guide Using Levels, Masks, and Layer Modes

11 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 11 Enhancing contrast I

14 min

In this video by video trainer Marco Kolditz, learn exactly what contrast is and how you can increase it in images as you wish.

38 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Increase Contrast: Layers, Curves & Levels

12 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 12 Enhancing contrast II

17 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you a way to increase the contrast of an image individually and partially in an image and in this way make an image more vivid.

70 MB To the text tutorial: Increasing contrast partially in GIMP: shaping an image with light

13 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 13 Removing red eyes

12 min

With the help of GIMP, it is very easy to remove red eyes from photos. In this video you will learn different ways to solve this problem.

37 MB To the text tutorial: Removing Red Eyes in GIMP: Filter, Mask & Manual Work

14 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 14 Recoloring irises

15 min

Watch this video to learn how to easily change the color of a person's eyes using various techniques.

39 MB To the text tutorial: Recoloring an Iris in GIMP: Step by Step with Layer Masks

15 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 15 Brighten eyes

12 min

In this video you will learn how to brighten eyes in different ways with GIMP.

31 MB To the text tutorial: Brightening eyes with GIMP: Step by step to a natural result

16 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 16 Skin retouching I - Powdering the skin

20 min

In the first video on skin retouching, you will learn how to digitally powder a model's skin while preserving the skin's pores as much as possible.

66 MB To the text tutorial: Skin retouching in GIMP: Powdering skin with a high-pass filter

17 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 17 Skin retouching II - Frequency separation

21 min

In the second video on skin retouching, you will learn a professional technique for editing the skin: frequency separation.

63 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Frequency Separation: Learn Skin Retouching Step by Step

18 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 18 Reducing wrinkles

17 min

With the help of GIMP, it is also possible to soften dark wrinkles on a model afterwards. In this video you can see how to carefully soften individual wrinkles.

54 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Softening Wrinkles: Natural Results with Two Methods

19 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 19 Whitening teeth

5 min

Watch this video to learn how to use GIMP to lighten yellow teeth in a realistic way.

14 MB To the text tutorial: Whitening teeth with GIMP: Naturally removing yellow tint

20 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 20 objects to crop with a mask

21 min

Watch this video to learn how to crop a single object using a mask in GIMP.

121 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP cutting out an object with a layer mask: step-by-step guide

21 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 21 person cropping I

33 min

In the first video on cropping a person, you can see how to crop a person using a mask and further optimize this mask.

90 MB To the text tutorial: Cutting out a person with GIMP: Step-by-step guide

22 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 22 Crop person II - Working with paths

28 min

In the second video on cropping a person, you can see how to crop a person cleanly using the path tool and then optimize the mask.

86 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP: Cutting Out a Person with the Paths Tool – Step-by-Step Guide

23 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - Remove 23 hairs from the face

29 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to remove individual hairs from a model's face in a non-destructive way.

77 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP Removing Hair: Frequency Separation and the Healing Tool in Action

24 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - age 24 skin

22 min

Normally you would prefer to make a model's skin appear younger in a photo, but in this video you will learn the exact opposite: See how to age young skin with GIMP.

75 MB To the text tutorial: Aging skin with GIMP: transferring wrinkles in a targeted way

25 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 25 Adding a drop shadow to an object I - simple shadow

7 min

In this video, you will learn how to quickly add a realistic drop shadow to an object that has already been cropped.

15 MB To the text tutorial: Creating drop shadows in GIMP – A clear guide

26 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 26 Adding a drop shadow to an object II - complex shadow

19 min

In the second video on the subject of drop shadows, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to create a realistic drop shadow for a complex object using GIMP.

124 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP drop shadow for complex objects step by step

27 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 27 Text with shadows

17 min

You can use GIMP to add drop shadows to your texts. In this video, you will learn about different ways to create and adjust drop shadows.

37 MB To the text tutorial: Drop shadow in GIMP: Creating and adjusting text shadows

28 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 28 text effects

19 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you some interesting text effects that you can easily create with GIMP.

43 MB To the text tutorial: Creating GIMP text effects: gradient, outline, and blur

29 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - Create 29 screenshots

8 min

GIMP offers a screenshot function with which you can take a picture of the entire screen or individual program windows and edit them afterwards. Get to know this function in this video.

22 MB To the text tutorial: Creating a GIMP screenshot: the screenshot function in a practical tutorial

Image looks

7 Videos · 99 minutes

30 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 30 Black and white conversion

11 min

In this video you will learn different and individual ways to convert a color image into a black and white image.

34 MB To the text tutorial: Black-and-White Conversion in GIMP: Four Methods Compared

31 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 31 Sepia look

15 min

Find out in this video how to convert a color image into a black and white image and then give it the popular sepia look.

83 MB To the text tutorial: Sepia look in GIMP: Colorizing a black-and-white image with a luminance mask

32 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - age 32 photos

28 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you his variant for ageing photos after the fact to create the look of a very old photograph.

121 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP: Making a Photo Look Aged: Creating a Sepia Look with Layers

33 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 33 Colorkey

15 min

Learn how to give a photo the popular colorkey look using GIMP and various techniques in this video.

44 MB To the text tutorial: Color key effect in GIMP: Creating a colored subject

34 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 34 Painterly look

17 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to give a photo a painterly look. In this way, you can even transform previously pixelated and noisy photos into small works of art.

62 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP painterly look: Creating photos with the Smudge tool

35 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 35 Dreamy look

5 min

In this video you can see how you can give a photo a dreamy look in various ways.

16 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP dreamy look: Creating a dreamy photo with a blur effect

36 Open

Image editing with GIMP: the practical tutorial - 36 drawings

8 min

In this video, video trainer Marco Kolditz shows you how to give a photo the look of a drawing and customize it.

27 MB To the text tutorial: GIMP drawing effect: turn a photo into a drawing

Details of the content

Learn GIMP and apply image editing techniques in GIMP

The GIMP image editing program has the advantage of being free. At the same time, it offers you all the tools you need to make both minor and major changes to your images. This training course is designed to take you beyond the basics of GIMP, teach you how to use the software and apply typical image editing methods using practical examples.

Image editing with technique & method

In the 36 lessons of the 9.5-hour training course, you will work hands-on and internalize the procedures shown. The tutorial is suitable for learning image editing techniques on the one hand and offers experienced image editors a comprehensive insight into the possibilities of GIMP on the other. Whether you want to get started quickly or make a gallant transition - find out how the software works, what it can do and how you can use it for image editing.

The topics of the training

The lessons each address a specific topic area comprehensively and often show you more than just one approach. For example, if you want to convert a color image into a black and white image, there are several ways to achieve this. The following focal points are covered:

Image editing basics: creating transparencies, brush tips, resizing images correctly, adjusting image sharpness and contrast
Typical image editing techniques: cropping objects and people, reducing noise and removing dust, removing color cast, straightening the horizon, replacing a sky, applying effects such as drop shadows to objects and text
Portrait retouching : brighten eyes, recolor irises, remove red eyes; powder skin, age skin, reduce wrinkles, edit with frequency separation; brighten teeth, remove hair
Create image looks: Converting to black and white, sepia look, aging photos, colorkey, painted, drawn and dreamy looks

Trainer Marco Kolditz explains this and more using concrete examples and guides you from the initial image to the polished final image.

Image editing with GIMP - what you will learn in the course

After the course, you will be able to use GIMP for your image editing. You will either learn new techniques or find out how to use the methods you are familiar with in GIMP. This will make it easy for you to get started with or switch to the free image editing alternative. Use GIMP intuitively through hands-on practice.

Note: The training was created with GIMP 2.8.20. You can download the program for free here.

Note

Usable with: GIMP
Licence: private and commercial Rights of use

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Marco Kolditz

Marco Kolditz is a self-employed digital artist, editor and video trainer in Munich under the name MEER DER IDEEN. He also runs a blog magazine of the same name and a YouTube channel. In addition to video training for PSD tutorials, Marco Kolditz has already published numerous other video tutorials on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and written specialist articles on creative Photoshop composings for other specialist magazines such as DigitalPHOTO.

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