Udemy - GIMP for Beginners: Book Covers and Free Graphic Design

PUBLISHER: UDEMY

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AUTHOR: Brian Jackson

LEVEL: Beginner

RUNTIME: 2.5 hours

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

Learn the GIMP from the Ground Up

In this course I'll show you how to use the Gnu Image

Manipulation Program (GIMP), a free Photoshop like

program, to produce professional looking, high

quality graphics on a budget. The course uses the

creation of book covers for self-publishing as the

basis for demonstrating the use of the program. The techniques demonstrated can be used to create stunning graphics for any purpose including display on the Web

GIMP Easily Explained:

Excellent course with detailed explanations on how to use GIMP to create fabulous book covers. Thank you!

Maria Oquendo

This course provides material suitable for the

absolute beginner and includes information on how

to install all required tools and resources. It then

goes on to show you how to use those components to

produce unique, professional looking, and high

quality graphics suitable for use as book covers

for self-publishing. The course includes information

on graphic composition that can be used to cause the most

important elements of your image stand out

Note: I demonstrate the use of the GIMP on a PC running Microsoft Windows 7. If you're a Linux or Mac user, the GIMP is also available to you, and information in this course beyond installation is fully applicable

Sell More of Anything with Professional Looking

Graphics

Though you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, the

truth is that most people do exactly that. Why not

produce the best impression you can by displaying

stunning graphics mixed with text. Whether you're

selling books or some other product, graphics that

can capture the customer's attention will give you a leg up in differentiating yourself from your competition

This Course Includes Everything You Need to Know to Become Proficient with the GIMP.

This course includes 29 lectures, over two hours of material divided into the following major categories of information:

* Installing, staring, and stopping the GIMP

* GIMP window layout

* Creating a simple book cover

* Working with layers and selections

* Loading fonts and using text effects

* Buying and manipulating inexpensive images

* Creating colored boxes

* Using layer masks

* Stroking a path

* Putting it all together

Learn to Create Stunning Book Covers and More

Why focus on book covers? The course benefits from having a specific focus and I'm the most familiar with using the GIMP to create book covers. Besides, you only need to know the fundamentals of using the GIMP to produce book

covers. Don't worry, you can still create amazing

images for the Web and beyond using the basics of

the GIMP

A Great Cover Course Bite sized lessons that are clear and concise on how to use The GIMP to create ebook covers for the KINDLE. Very easy to follow

Bronwyn Wilson

This course uses a combination of presentation slides and

screen capture to show you how to use the GIMP to produce book covers specifically

Expect to spend several days to weeks digesting all

the information provided in this course

Start Today!

Silly as it may seem, your book cover is the first

characteristic of your book that is likely to

distinguish you from the crowd. Why not spend some

time learning how to produce a quality, professional looking book cover for your self-published work using free tools and inexpensive professional quality images?