🎨 How to use GIMP - Beginner Tutorial

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In this step-by-step overview, learn how to use GIMP. We start with how to download and install GIMP. We then explore the interface, including the toolbox, tool options, color selection, docks / tabs, and the menu system. Next, we look at all the options to customize the experience, from resizing docks, to turning on or off single window mode, to changing icon colors, and adjusting the theme from dark to light.
We continue by creating a new file and saving it. We then navigate through the canvas using various short cut keys. We then load some sample files, learn about layers, arrange the layers, and apply different opacities. We add text, use the selection tools, align objects, use brushes, filters, and colors. By the end of this video, you'll have foundational knowledge of how to use GIMP to start editing images. And best of all, you'll have your first image created in GIMP… a poster for the Kevin Cookie Company!
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⌚ Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Download & install GIMP
1:26 Main interface
4:41 Top Menu
6:33 Customize interface
8:14 Create new file
9:38 Save as xcf
10:21 View shortcuts
10:58 Import sample image files
11:24 Layers
13:09 Scale / resize image
14:14 Bucket fill tool
15:34 Opacity
16:32 Selection tools
20:22 Text tools
22:03 Add text drop shadow
22:34 Group layers
23:21 Remove image background
25:52 Flip image
26:20 Alignment tool
26:48 Adjust colors - curves
29:51 Crop tool
31:27 Move text
31:55 Paintbrush tool
34:33 Gaussian Blur
35:13 Export as .png, .jpeg, or .gif
36:07 Wrap up
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@LakeShetek 2 года назад

You convinced me I don't need photoshop anymore. Thanks!

@charliehorsenm3446 2 года назад

Kevin, I have to hand it to you, you are absolutely THE BEST teacher of these video tools I've ever encountered! I haven't encountered anyone else that I consider to even be in your class. You're instruction method is so thorough and progresses so logically. You also don't just wave your had in the air and say "I just selected the [whatever tool]" you SHOW the student what you are doing on the screen. This helps ENORMOUSLY. Thanks ever so much for your clean, logical, explicit and useful instruction. I think that even a novice like me can now learn to use this tool. Much THANKS again!

@cats9654 2 года назад

Yes indeed, he has a teaching skill others don't. Other fly 100 miles an hr and Im just as lost when they are done teaching as before I ever watched their video. Kevin"s the best ever. He knows how to teach......finally.

@cyberdisha Год назад

NO doubt. Kevin is God !

@spookie444 10 месяцев назад

shut up

@DaviesMediaDesign 2 года назад

Glad to see GIMP getting some coverage on other channels! Great program!

@DaleDix 2 года назад

Well my day is sorted binge watching your channel!!!

@grandma_boo Год назад

Not everyone who teaches is a good teacher. I know because my Mother was a great teacher for decades. Kevin...you're a wonderful teacher! Your patience, tone of voice, insight..you have it all. Thanks so much for teaching this old bird the basics ♥

@mikev1766 2 года назад

I don't think I've ever watched such a clear, informative and concise tutorial video. Very well done, and thank you

@thecreativemarketingmom Год назад

I've seen quite a few tutorials for beginners and I must say, this is the best I have seen, I appreciate how slow you walk us thru, and how you explain the purpose and what each thing does for your design, especially the curves, the few other videos i've watched they blow thru that and don't explain what it does or how to use it, im so thankful that you created this!

@Ryuzaki2100 2 года назад

I will definitely not be the first to congratulate you for a million but I will definitely congratulate you!

@JustBlankNoInfo 2 года назад

I was awake all night, slept early morning unfortunately he hit a million this morning at IST. Although I have my dedication towards the channel so much!

@CicilyMarie 2 года назад

I love this tutorial! Thank you so much! You are very clear, I like how you outline your video before it even begins, especially noting your goals for us by the end. Great content, thank you!

@AmsterdamagedHQ Год назад

I've been dreading watching GIMP Tutorials for months. It all seemed soo intimidating. You do an amazing job of making these videos fun and easily digestible. Thank you so much!!

@nelm3269 Год назад

Just downloaded this yesterday, I took a ton of computer arts classes in high school and got pretty darn good at photoshop. Going back to this it was almost intimidating and jarring seeing all the options and tools that were difficult to remember. This was so refreshing, once I saw this video twice and really took in the core essentials to editing I was able to finish a personal project in a day. Reminded me of how much I love graphic designing.

@yargare 6 дней назад

The best tidy-straight tutorial in the whole wide universe!

@DamageMaximo Год назад

I've never seen a begginer's guide video as perfect as this, everything about it is 10/10. Thank you.

@cats9654 2 года назад

Kevin is the best teacher of gimp ever. I been looking for someone who teaches like him. The others I tried to learn with fly all over the place and I am so lost. Kevin takes his time goes slow like I need, I can see everything good. Kevin is top notch teacher. Thank you so much Kevin. You have a skill for teaching that others don't. Omg how appreciated you are by me.

@chozendorjetamang24 Год назад

Kevin, I absolutely loved the way how you were so calm and patient throughout the video. You were very detailed and the video could deliver every basics of Gimp, for a "first timer" like me. I hope to see more of your videos. Thank you for putting such an effort!!!

@mauridocarmo7167 Год назад

Wow!!! I couldn't wish a better Gimp introduction. Thanks a lot!!!

@andrewlim2798 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Kevin, I have GIMP for many years. After a frustrating attempt to make some changes to my photos, I decided I must learn GIMP properly. I think this is a most worthwhile 1 hour I spent learning from your youtube video. Your explanation is very clear. Keep it up.

@qormi1000 2 года назад

Thank you so much Kevin. I have had Gimp for a long time, but it looked so hard to use. You have made it easier to do something with it now. This seems better than Photoshop.

@tamayomichi5085 Год назад

One of the BEST beginner GIMP tutorial ever. I learned fast, easily. It starts from a blank page and step by step creates a picture. Thank you

@danwaldspurger Год назад

Kevin, you are the best educator when it comes to instructing others to use technology effectively and creatively. Thank you for all your work and attention to details. I so appreciate you!

@engineeringaspirantunoffic2856 2 года назад

CONGRATS ON 1 MILLION SUBS KEVIN I WAS REALLY WAITING FOR THIS LET'S GO 👍👍😊🙌🙌

@Mary-oh4qy 6 месяцев назад

Having come from another photo editor I knew how important it was to learn the basics/interface of a new program. Your 36-minute video has saved me countless hours and I still have my hair LOL! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and flawless delivery!

@rickeyhargrove7556 2 года назад

You are truly gifted as a teacher. Thank you for your thorough, yet easy to follow explanations. Greatly appreciated.

@javyk3 Год назад

Thank you so much for this tutorial Kevin!!! You're so thorough and very easy to follow. I love all your videos!

@RickRose 2 года назад

Another awesome tutorial. Having the downloadable images available so we could follow along was a great idea. Thanks!

@nestorkikeda3259 8 месяцев назад

Kevin, thank you for this tutorial. Despite it's been made two years ago, I continue watching and recommending to do the same to some friends. You converted this intimidating environment into one very simple to understand. Keep your style to producing tutorials for other apps.

@frcedperspective6761 Год назад

This is the best tutorial I've ever watched! You explained all that I needed to know about GIMP in less than 36 minutes, what a legend!

@lordfancourt2879 2 года назад

A VERY CLEAR tutorial, organized and logical. Lots of detail information that other tutorials miss.

@wissekunde4647 2 года назад

This is really a great introduction into GIMP. One cannot underestimate how important it is to get over that first hurdle, or better said, huge mountain in the case of GIMP, but that is exactly what this tutorial does. Kevin, you do a great job to get people started! As always, I should say.

@JdjdbNdjdb 9 месяцев назад

YEA WASTED TWO HOURS YESTERDAY TRYING TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF A LOGO. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK 3 MINUTES IN PHOTOSHOP.

@CHITUS 2 года назад

Thank you for the well thought out tutorial and thanks for including the sample images to play along!

@cassioalexan 2 года назад

That's definitely one of the most top videos from Kevin! I will start my learning on Gimp just by this one! Thanks, Kevin!

@roseroseroserose6958 9 месяцев назад

After much searching & I came across you & watched this video for just a minute or so, I subscribed because I really DID appreciate your manner of teaching, step by step explanation and illustration. It really DOES help us beginners out. Now the intimidation I was having around GIMP and where to begin has gone, as I am now familiar with it, and learning more and more after watching this video alone. I am really hopeful now and I look forward to learning more from you. Youre a star with a great persona. Thank you so much!! And greetings from the UK.

@justuswomen 2 года назад

I just downloaded GIMP and finding out you had a tutorial set my mind at ease.😀

@starlight27277 2 года назад

Thanks Kevin. I use GIMP for more then 3 years. You taught me some new thing, thanks again. Greetings and love from The Netherlands. 💗💗

@hilarywhite2953 10 месяцев назад

I think you skipped a step somewhere. When I tried to scale up the stack of cookies it gave me the message, "The selection does not interact with the layer". I had to go searching around on the Gimp website to find someone else who had the same problem. In case anyone else has the same problem, this was the right answer, "Looking at your screenshot, you have Kevin Cookie Company etc. selected, but the current layer is Stack of Cookies. These two do not intersect (overlap), so the message you see is exactly what is happening. If you have a selection, the scaling tries to only scale the selected part of the layer, but in this case the selection is outside the layer. If you just want to scale the layer, make sure you remove the selection: menu Select -> None, or Shift+Ctrl+A." So I tried that and it worked. The only problem being that because I'm completely new to this kind of software, a total beginner, I didn't understand the explanation. Not even a bit. But at least I got it going gain.

@blueshells50 2 месяца назад

Select none worked for me as well

@bubbsterproductions8608 2 месяца назад

Thank you Hilary!

@marybev77 28 дней назад

Thank you!

@TonkotsuTo 7 месяцев назад

10/10 tutorial, would watch this again whenever I forgot how to use GIMP again. Thanks man!

@DaveDelaney-ks1vu 2 месяца назад

Great work! Clear, concise, entertaining, timing is perfect.

@kcirtapednoel Год назад

I've learned so much from this video. You're the best GIMP teacher I've ever seen. A million thanks, Kevin!

@JoeJ94611 2 года назад

Two lessons at one time: how to use GIMP and creating an ad. Kevin's ad is better than many created by an ad agency.

@lephlester8308 2 года назад

Being a complete newbie to photo editing, this is BY FAR the absolute best and most informative video I've watched!!! Thank you!!!!

@MrAutomobileLK 2 года назад

Love you gimp since last year 🤫😁❤️

@pushkalvashist3637 2 года назад

Congrats on 1 million Kevin!!!! MUCH LOVE

@rmk1960 2 года назад

This is by far the best GIMP tutorial I have seen so far. Thank you for posting.

@yosoyv9793 Год назад

Kevin you are amazing, thank you for this tutorial. Your pace of teaching is so good, showing everything with a close up. For me this was a wonderful start on this journey thanks a lot once again.

@nardosagamso0313 11 месяцев назад

Dear Kevin, thanks a lot to share your knowledge! It is so helpful, I have started learning GIMP from scratch and your way of teaching is very perfect. Thank you once again and I will keep digging in to graphic designing with GIMP.

@MrMcMango Год назад

honestly, every time i search on youtube for a tutorial, i always see kevin's smiling face on the thumbnail. it's like he knows what i need! this man is amazing!

@sheikhobama3759 2 года назад

I'm new to your channel but I must say that I absolutely loved all of your video's. Learned a lot of stuff. Extremely useful and quality content. Honestly, Can't wait for your next video.....

@brainyclassmates4372 Год назад

Another wonderful Kevin Stratvert youtube tutorial. Good work. Thank you Kevin.

@Denielgunz 2 года назад

Finally, the video we were waiting for!

@tdog_ Год назад

This tutorial is really good. You explain everything in a nice and easy way for anyone, especially beginners to understand. This video isn't like other tutorials where they just tell you "do this, do that" Instead you explain what everything does and how to use it :D

@cenevspeed 2 года назад

Congratulations Kevin!!! You finally reached 1Million subscribers!!! I checked many times at night and it finally changed! It has been a long journey of you making stunning content that makes our day and educates us. I feel so happy for you, Kevin! I appreciate all the hardwork you put in to make these videos which solve our problems. The hardwork paid off!! But from seeing all your videos I have understood that you don't reach for the sky, you reach for the moon!! 10 Million is on its way Kevin!! This is the start of a big revolution!!! 😎😎👍👍🔥🔥🧠🧠😀😀🎆🎆🌟🌟👏👏

@jasonluong3862 2 года назад

Thank you for your valiant effort to create a long video while battling a cold.

@strakhov 11 месяцев назад

I know it takes an incredible time investment to making videos like this one, but please do more! You can clearly see how many people benefit from your effort 😉

@oddunb6190 2 месяца назад

Dude! So cool! No more messing about with cracks ever again!

@qualiacontrol Год назад

This was extremely easy to understand, Kevin. Great job! Awesome show.

@jameswoo2649 2 года назад

1M subs!👏Thanks for the introduction to GIMP and the excellent walk-through demo. Well done, I can't wait to get started.

@guitarplay4 6 месяцев назад

This is a very comprehensive and easy-to-follow tutorial for Gimp. Might start using more of Gimp in the future. Thanks a lot for the tutorial!

@cmtsdt 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for teaching this program. Because your approach is well thought out in sharing, the steps used are easy to follow. You are definitely my "go to" guy when it comes to learning any of the programs on You Tube. Also, very friendly voice. Thanks again.

@candihuynh 2 года назад

I love this segment. Will take time to learn but I am willing.

@LittleManon 2 месяца назад

This tutorial is simply the best :) Thanks a lot, Kevin!

@IKKEPUNX666 Год назад

Step by step and I got it. Thanks so much Kevin!

@abhishekdubey5326 Год назад

Thanks a tonne Kevin for the incredibly concise yet comprehensive tutorial. Thoroughly loved it. Good luck to you.

@TylerStanczak 2 года назад

CONGRATS on 1 Million Subscribers Kevin! :)

@claudiograsso 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely BRILLANT tutorial!!!!! Thanks a lot, Kevin!!!!

@tylerasweet 10 месяцев назад

This is one of the best videos i've ever seen for learning software. Great work

@mariella-xxx5942 Год назад

Thank you so much for making this video Kevin!! I learned so much and Im so excited to be able to create now :)

@magysantiago5712 Год назад

what a peaceful and soothing voice and what calm he expresses when he speaks. I envy you!

@stevensmith8939 3 месяца назад

I have recommended this and your GIMP Basics for Beginner to everyone in my photo club. Excellent video and easy to follow.

@joesanders2037 4 месяца назад

Imagine my delight when I found this video. I've been watching your tutorials on DaVinci Resolve for a while. Who knew you have Gimp ones as well. Thanks Kevin.

@AvidAfrican Год назад

I love the flow at with you speak. Clear and easy to understand....

@venustefi Год назад

Thank you Kevin. As someone who isn't a tech wiz, your clear instructions made all of the difference. 👍🏼

@binoyandpinay777 Год назад

Wow! Just checking out Gimp at the request of a friend of mine who uses this software and I must say its promising for this beginner. Hats off and much thanks for this teacher. Your pace & detail of teaching has helped me tremendously.

@janapelanova1658 2 года назад

Thank you!! Amazingly clear information and really comprehensive for false beginners 🙏

@hagopboghossian6841 2 года назад

Many thanks to you Kevin, it was a great tutorial I learned much 🙏

@Crimsin_Fury 2 года назад

I've been using GIMP for close to 20 years and learned so many things I didn't know from this video. Thank you!

@thedarkknight1865 2 года назад

2 or 20

@jimjuris 2 года назад

Kevin, thank you for creating this super fantastic GIMP tutorial.

@anonymous_1241 2 года назад

At first I was really confused on how to use Gimp, but after your video its sooo much easier, thanks a lot!

@MohammadArman-mv8wn Год назад

I have watched many learning videos about Gimp and can not but admit that you are second to none. Go ahead👍.

@voihiivatti Год назад

I like your speaking style. It is calm and slow so it is nice to listen and I can easily - without thinking - understand it without being a fluent.

@jacksonnewport6952 2 года назад

Now, THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD

@apatterson8128 2 года назад

YAY!!!! Kevin on your one million subscribers. You certainly deserve it!

@gabrielakrist11 2 года назад

thanks a lot for creating this tut for us, Kevin! 👍👍 I just started in digital arts and I guess learning how to use opensource digital arts program such as GIMP is a good start. You helped me a lot, thanks again! ❤❤

@sandram4670 Год назад

Kevin, That was great. I followed along and had so much fun. Thanks a bunch!

@howardcash8301 2 года назад

Kevin! Thanks! This tutorial is a BIG help! Yeah!

@jaumeroca9612 7 месяцев назад

Excellent tutorial man! You've helped me a lot, thanks!

@darby4494 Месяц назад

Easy to understand and simple to follow demo! Thank you for the tutorial!

@Shaquille-nw4qp 2 месяца назад

great job Kevin, loved it, perfectly executed.

@ahmedchannani9604 Год назад

kevin you are the best. Thank you so much.

@virlop6182 Год назад

love how you explain this!!

@JustBlankNoInfo 2 года назад

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!!!!

@pengirl1526 Год назад

This was so awesome. I've had Gimp on my computer for years and all I use it for is to resize my book covers 😆. After watching this, I'm ready to explore gimp more thoroughly. Thank you so much and I did subscribe.

@anaana-ze8rd 2 года назад

Congrats on (almost) one million followers! Well deserved!!

@lauriesvideodiaries603 2 года назад

I love you Kevin 🥰 Your videos are awesome

@radzsing 2 года назад

Dude, you are a lifesaver! Thank you for this.

@SunriseCountryBoutique Год назад

just the best watched several videos trying to learn this thank you so much for the clear instructions and pictures so i can see what it is you are doing keep up the great work

@karmicsoul4444 2 года назад

Watching from New Zealand...Great vids....💚

@milonwithmusic2007 Год назад

Very good GIMP tutorial! Thanks Kevin.

@neilsmith5464 11 месяцев назад

Super helpful intro Kevin, I've been looking for a way into using GIMP and your video has unlocked the interface and several possible approaches/options for things i'm looking to achieve. Thanks!!