GIMP – Advanced Techniques

Advanced GIMP control options

• edit keyboard shortcuts
• application preferences

Tools for precise work

• ruler
• grid
• guides

Painting

• tools brush, pencil
• setting track properties
• tools bucket, mixing
• tools sprayer, ink
• tool blending modes

Advanced photo editing

• curves
• conversion to black and white photo
• sharpening and blurring filters

Advanced work with layers

• work with floating selection
• layer blending modes
• advanced photo editing with masks
• principles of non-destructive photo editing

Channels

• color channels
• conversions between RGB, Grayscale, Indexed
• output to CMYK
• create a new channel
• creation and editing of advanced selections using channels

Paths

• creation and editing of paths
• path transformation
• transfer selection to a path
• transfer path to choice
• drawing along the path

Filters

• principles of using filters
• overview of filter effects
• installation of new filters