Free online courseGIMP 2.10: Photo Editing, Layers, Masks and Retouching

Course Description

Learn professional photo editing with GIMP 2.10 in this free online course for creatives who want powerful results without paid software. Build confidence from the first launch as you set up GIMP, add useful plugins, and get comfortable navigating the interface, opening files, and managing your workspace.

Develop a strong editing workflow with layers, background handling, zoom and navigation, and the tools you need to paint, refine, and iterate quickly. Explore color and tonal control through HSV and RGB concepts, plus essential adjustments like levels, curves, brightness and contrast, hue and saturation, and practical color correction techniques using smart sampling and selection methods.

Strengthen your precision with selection tools and advanced refinement, including quick masks, channels, and challenging details like hair. Master non-destructive editing with layer masks and discover creative control through blending modes across darken and lighten, contrast, and color behaviors. Add polish with cropping, resizing, transformations, text and glyphs, blurs, gradients, patterns, and duotone looks.

Prepare assets for different outputs with optimized exports for web and print, plus formats such as PDF and Photoshop-compatible files. Extend your capabilities with the Google Nik Collection for global and local adjustments, recipes, creative filters, vignettes, black and white conversions, noise reduction, sharpening, and HDR-style enhancements.

Finish with practical retouching and design tasks, including cloning, healing, automatic object removal, frequency separation, warp transform, and dodging and burning. Tie everything together by customizing the interface and understanding key concepts like active tools, floating selections, and layer boundaries, then apply your skills to creating an eye-catching e-book cover.