The GIMP Guidebook: A Step-by-Step New User's Workbook Kindle Edition

GIMP is the best free photo editor on the market today. Creative professionals, photographers, and those new to photo editing love GIMP's ease-of-use and especially the price.The GIMP Guidebook was created for those of you who are total beginners but want an easy-to-follow guidebook that will show you exactly what to do and how to use this amazingly free, and powerful photo editor. We divided the book into two parts: First, we'll teach you the 10 skills we think new users should know how to do. Second, we'll walk you through 20 step-by-step tutorials where you'll both learn how to create special effects as well as increase your skillset in this program.Features of GIMPHigh Quality Photo ManipulationDigital RetouchingGraphic Design ElementsCustomizable InterfacePhoto EnhancementMultiple Supported PlatformsBasics Skills New Users Need to KnowBasics 1 - Getting Started in GIMPBasics 2 - How to Personalize Your Workspace - Themes, Colors, Sizes, LanguagesBasics 3 - What are Window Modes & How to Customize the ScreenBasics 4 - How to Add New Fonts (Mac & Windows)Basics 5 - How to Create Your First ImageBasics 6 - How to Create (and Delete) a TemplateBasics 7 - How to Perform a Standard Photo Editing WorkflowBasics 8 - How to Straighten & Crop an ImageBasics 9 - How to Use the Main Parts of the ScreenBasics 10 - How to Save and Export Our Finished Work20 Step-by-Step Creative TutorialsLesson 1 - How to Create a Clipping MaskLesson 2 - How to Select an Object Based on ColorLesson 3 - How to Resize a PhotoLesson 4 - How to Create a Transparent BackgroundLesson 5 - How to Place Text Behind Your SubjectLesson 6 - How to Create a Drop ShadowLesson 7 - How to Create a Neon Text EffectLesson 8 - How to Remove Shadows from a PortraitLesson 9 - How to Create a High-Speed Motion EffectLesson 10 - How to Create a Vintage EffectLesson 11 - How to Create a Threshold Pop-Art EffectLesson 12 - How to Vignette Like a ProLesson 13 - How to Create a Color Gradient EffectLesson 14 - How to Create a Faded Matte LookLesson 15 - How to Create a Levitation EffectLesson 16 - How to Create a Simple Double Exposure EffectLesson 17 - How to Create a Miniature EffectLesson 18 - How to Add Texture to an ImageLesson 19 - How to Create a Light Leak EffectLesson 20 - How to Create a Glitch EffectImage FolderPlease contact us by email and we'll send you the image folder for this book. We promise to reply within 48 hours of your message. You can find our email address at the bottom of the Copyright page at the beginning of the book.Our Second GIMP BookAfter creating our first book, 'The GIMP Workbook', many customers asked us to create a follow-up book. This new book is the result of so many of you asking us to continue in our unique teaching style. We hope you like this new edition.How are the two GIMP books different?This new book does not share any of the tutorials from 'The GIMP Workbook'. It is a completely new book and the first 10 steps are also completely different.Our Promise to YouUp until the date of publication, we can guarantee all steps work as they are written.Yearly UpdatedThis book, along with all of our books, will be updated yearly from the date of its initial publication and onward. Read more