🎨 How to use GIMP - Beginner Tutorial

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024

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  • @charliehorsenm3446
    @charliehorsenm3446 2 года назад +316

    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
      @cats9654 2 года назад +10

      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
      @cyberdisha Год назад +4

      NO doubt. Kevin is God !

    • @spookie444
      @spookie444 Год назад

      shut up

  • @LakeShetek
    @LakeShetek 2 года назад +159

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

  • @DaviesMediaDesign
    @DaviesMediaDesign 2 года назад +45

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

    • @DaleDix
      @DaleDix 2 года назад +3

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

  • @grandma_boo
    @grandma_boo Год назад +33

    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
    @mikev1766 2 года назад +60

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

  • @hilarywhite2953
    @hilarywhite2953 Год назад +53

    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.

  • @DamageMaximo
    @DamageMaximo Год назад +35

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

  • @andrewlim2798
    @andrewlim2798 10 месяцев назад +6

    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.

  • @tamayomichi5085
    @tamayomichi5085 Год назад +3

    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

  • @thecreativemarketingmom
    @thecreativemarketingmom Год назад +7

    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!

  • @cats9654
    @cats9654 2 года назад +24

    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.

  • @Ryuzaki2100
    @Ryuzaki2100 2 года назад +95

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

    • @JustBlankNoInfo
      @JustBlankNoInfo 2 года назад +4

      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!

  • @DaveDelaney-ks1vu
    @DaveDelaney-ks1vu 4 месяца назад +3

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

  • @nelm3269
    @nelm3269 Год назад +7

    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.

  • @AmsterdamagedHQ
    @AmsterdamagedHQ Год назад +7

    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!!

  • @Maryschannel93308
    @Maryschannel93308 8 месяцев назад +4

    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!

  • @engineeringaspirantunoffic2856
    @engineeringaspirantunoffic2856 2 года назад +13

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

  • @qormi1000
    @qormi1000 2 года назад +63

    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.

  • @voihiivatti
    @voihiivatti Год назад +2

    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.

  • @rickeyhargrove7556
    @rickeyhargrove7556 2 года назад +9

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

  • @wissekunde4647
    @wissekunde4647 2 года назад +49

    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
      @JdjdbNdjdb 11 месяцев назад

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

  • @danwaldspurger
    @danwaldspurger Год назад +5

    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!

  • @mauridocarmo7167
    @mauridocarmo7167 Год назад +11

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

  • @DemetriPanici
    @DemetriPanici 2 года назад +7

    Gimp was a big tool for me when I was younger! I love that it's free and how great its functionality is!

  • @CicilyMarie
    @CicilyMarie 2 года назад +35

    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!

  • @Chanel_67
    @Chanel_67 Год назад +2

    I don't use GIMP at all. However, I only stayed to watch because your explanations are incredible!!! You have a special gift for teaching!!

  • @strakhov
    @strakhov Год назад +30

    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 😉

  • @chozendorjetamang24
    @chozendorjetamang24 Год назад +5

    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!!!

  • @J3R1N
    @J3R1N 9 месяцев назад +30

    00:09 GIMP is a powerful free and open source image editing program.
    05:08 GIMP has various menus to work with images, view, image, layer, colors, tools, filters, windows, and help.
    09:58 GIMP's native file format, XCF, preserves layers and other aspects of your work.
    14:58 Adding color to the canvas and creating a bottom bar
    19:20 Creating and customizing text in GIMP
    23:38 Remove the white background and make image adjustments
    27:53 Enhanced image editing with subtle changes and logo placement
    32:05 Use the paint brush tool to add darkness behind text

    • @sai-1
      @sai-1 8 месяцев назад

      thanks

  • @RickRose
    @RickRose 2 года назад +11

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

  • @nestorkikeda3259
    @nestorkikeda3259 10 месяцев назад +3

    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.

  • @nardosagamso0313
    @nardosagamso0313 Год назад +3

    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.

  • @BasicMike
    @BasicMike Год назад +1

    I thought you did a great job setting up this lesson. It covered a lot for the half-hour of video. I have learned about a bunch of tools and I finally understand how to use GIMP. I just found that you tend to rush through stuff at the end. As I followed along, I discovered that there were settings within the tools that made the tool work for you, but left me in a quandary. Additionally, as you flashed which tools you were using, and then quickly went back to the image caused me to rewind for nearly every action for the last 15 minutes or so. I hope you will revisit, and possibly republish this video. The premise and the lesson were perfect. You just need to slow down when demonstrating which tool you're using and what their setting are set to.

  • @roseroseroserose6958
    @roseroseroserose6958 11 месяцев назад +2

    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
    @justuswomen 2 года назад +5

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

  • @cmtsdt
    @cmtsdt 11 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @TylerStanczak
    @TylerStanczak 2 года назад +25

    This is awesome Kevin! Being able to use free software can be a game changer for so many creators. Appreciate the tutorial :)

  • @frcedperspective6761
    @frcedperspective6761 Год назад +1

    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!

  • @TylerStanczak
    @TylerStanczak 2 года назад +2

    CONGRATS on 1 Million Subscribers Kevin! :)

  • @MrAutomobileLK
    @MrAutomobileLK 2 года назад +3

    Love you gimp since last year 🤫😁❤️

  • @javyk3
    @javyk3 Год назад +12

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

  • @jasonluong3862
    @jasonluong3862 2 года назад +1

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

  • @starlight27277
    @starlight27277 2 года назад +2

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

  • @JoeJ94611
    @JoeJ94611 2 года назад +6

    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.

  • @CHITUS
    @CHITUS 2 года назад +6

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

  • @TonkotsuTo
    @TonkotsuTo 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @guitarplay4
    @guitarplay4 8 месяцев назад +1

    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!

  • @lordfancourt2879
    @lordfancourt2879 2 года назад +4

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

  • @pushkalvashist3637
    @pushkalvashist3637 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on 1 million Kevin!!!! MUCH LOVE

  • @shanssa
    @shanssa 5 месяцев назад

    All your videos are really good. You explain in detail to the point. Thanks brother. Greetings from Botswana

  • @darby4494
    @darby4494 3 месяца назад

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

  • @JustBlankNoInfo
    @JustBlankNoInfo 2 года назад +2

    Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!!!!

  • @Ryuzaki2100
    @Ryuzaki2100 2 года назад +4

    One million! Your growth is super fast. It feels like only yesterday you had 500,000 but you put in a lot of hard work. I will never stop watching your videos. I can't believe that you got to this milestone so fast but I also think that you deserve it. Congrats, congrats, congrats. This is all the emojis I could find which is somewhat related:-
    🎉🎊😎😁🤩🙂😀👏👍🏻✌🏻

  • @TheTryinRyan
    @TheTryinRyan 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for this! Just started learning GIMP (no longer have Photoshop) and this was incredibly helpful to find the tools and different hotkeys.
    One note: While cropping, I first did not realize that you can select "current layer only" and I accidently cropped everything BUT the cookies layer, lol. Got it figured out though.
    Thanks again!

  • @rajdeoyadav1915
    @rajdeoyadav1915 2 года назад +2

    Kevin! Yours videos' quality is very good

  • @tylerasweet
    @tylerasweet Год назад +1

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

  • @magysantiago5712
    @magysantiago5712 Год назад

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

  • @joesanders2037
    @joesanders2037 6 месяцев 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.

  • @kcirtapednoel
    @kcirtapednoel 2 года назад +1

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

  • @LuzuVlogsGamer
    @LuzuVlogsGamer 6 месяцев назад

    Havent used GIMP in years always went to use Paint but this video made me thankful that i decided to try it again

  • @stevensmith8939
    @stevensmith8939 6 месяцев назад

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

  • @yosoyv9793
    @yosoyv9793 2 года назад +3

    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.

  • @daphneefournier7671
    @daphneefournier7671 2 года назад +1

    Wow! I'm an intermediate english speaker and I undertsand you so well. Your explanations are also realy clear and interesting! Thank you

  • @aayushsharma5123
    @aayushsharma5123 2 года назад +2

    CONGRATS ON 1 MILLION SUBS KEVIN 🎆🎆🎉🥳🎊🎊
    I absolutely wait for his video to start as he says in the first:
    "TODaaay"

  • @oryanol
    @oryanol 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations for reaching 1M subscribers so fast 😃

  • @cenevspeed
    @cenevspeed 2 года назад +7

    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!!!
    😎😎👍👍🔥🔥🧠🧠😀😀🎆🎆🌟🌟👏👏

  • @Ryuzaki2100
    @Ryuzaki2100 2 года назад +21

    So close to a million.

  • @thebugalito
    @thebugalito 2 года назад

    Few people that remember Photodraw 2000 can believe I am still using it. I have yaught myself everything there is to know about it and computers in general. My new computer has no disc drive to download photodraw but i'm sure there is a way but I always wanted to upgrade. I'll never know why the new editors don't follow photodraws lead when it comes to user friendly. It was mostly straight forward. You just try and try. You read what something is and try it out and before you know it your doing impressive stuff. These new ones are beyond complicated. I almost uninstalled it cuz there is no way I'm going to re-learn everything I learned. I mean keep the new stuff coming but damn, I think sometimes they made it so hard on purpose. It's insane. Your video has proven to me I can hanle it. I actually learned some things. Thanx

  • @oddunb6190
    @oddunb6190 5 месяцев назад

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

  • @candihuynh
    @candihuynh 2 года назад +3

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

  • @jaumeroca9612
    @jaumeroca9612 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @mikedonnit972
    @mikedonnit972 2 года назад +1

    I couldn’t find your channel for a minute in my line up !!! Thank goodness your still up. I was worried.

  • @MrMcMango
    @MrMcMango 2 года 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!

  • @rmk1960
    @rmk1960 2 года назад

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

  • @anaana-ze8rd
    @anaana-ze8rd 2 года назад +1

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

  • @abhishekdubey5326
    @abhishekdubey5326 Год назад +1

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

  • @sheikhobama3759
    @sheikhobama3759 2 года назад +4

    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.....

  • @karmicsoul4444
    @karmicsoul4444 2 года назад +1

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

  • @TechnicallyExplained
    @TechnicallyExplained 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations in advance for reaching 1 million subscribers..

  • @meadowgreen1313
    @meadowgreen1313 29 дней назад

    WOW! My Macbook (16+ yo - gotta love a mac) died...right in the middle of a series of posters I was doing for a client using photoshop. Didn't want to pay for a subscription for a new version, and can't transfer mine. So excited to download my files to my pc in GIMP and be able to finish the job. You are a fantastic teacher. Looking forward to watching all of your tutorials. Thanks so much.

  • @binoyandpinay777
    @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.

  • @dfworks6496
    @dfworks6496 2 года назад +1

    999K 😱 You deserve the great milestone of 1Million Subscribers! Congratulations in Advance!!

  • @cassioalexan
    @cassioalexan 2 года назад +3

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

  • @brainyclassmates4372
    @brainyclassmates4372 Год назад +3

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

  • @alltshirttimes
    @alltshirttimes 28 дней назад

    AMAZING! You rock Kevin! Thank you for your detailed training. You have a great smile and a special talent teaching people how to use whatever you are teaching! Great Job! Thank you so very much! I will be sharing this with other people who need your special touch!!! Take care! 👍😎

  • @tdog_
    @tdog_ 2 года назад +8

    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

  • @rajdeoyadav1915
    @rajdeoyadav1915 2 года назад +3

    Congrats Kevin! Todayyy, you reached 1M Subscribers

  • @claudiograsso
    @claudiograsso Год назад +1

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

  • @lephlester8308
    @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!!!!

  • @statslance3730
    @statslance3730 2 года назад +2

    Wow after watching multiple tutorials on gimp i really liked your way of teaching. I wish you could upload few more videos on gimp.

  • @yargare
    @yargare 2 месяца назад

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

  • @qualiacontrol
    @qualiacontrol Год назад +1

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

  • @Rahul.kr.
    @Rahul.kr. 2 года назад +1

    Congrats for 1M subscribers kevin! 😘🎉

  • @CircuitDen
    @CircuitDen 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for helping me get started using this software, your video is very easy to follow for a beginner like me

  • @prokorshopal4865
    @prokorshopal4865 2 года назад +1

    0:00 - Hi Kevin. 👋 36:41 - As always, enjoyed it. 😊 538th thumbs up from me. 👍 Cheers.

  • @MohammadArman-mv8wn
    @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👍.

  • @Denielgunz
    @Denielgunz 2 года назад +1

    Finally, the video we were waiting for!

  • @venustefi
    @venustefi Год назад

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

  • @neilsmith5464
    @neilsmith5464 Год назад +1

    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!!

  • @advancedstupidity5459
    @advancedstupidity5459 Год назад +1

    You may have the speaking cadence of an AI answering machine, but you make a damn good tutorial! I haven't used GIMP or Photoshop since early high school, and they've changed so much it was really discouraging trying to get back into it. After watching this one video, I feel much more comfortable using it. Thank you!