GIMP Digital Drawing: Free GIMP with a Budget Tablet

Beginner digital drawing: Draw with the free GIMP software and a budget graphics tablet: Learn basic digital art skills.

4.30 (102 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Design Tools
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instructor
8,933
students
3 hours
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Jul 2020
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$19.99
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What you will learn

Draw digital images for use in designing book covers and web graphics

Color black and white drawings quickly and easily

Learn the fundamentals of drawing and digital tablet use

Share your ideas with the world

Description

Hello,

Welcome to my beginners course on digital drawing using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP).  My name is Brian Jackson and I'm a top rated Udemy instructor of over 48 courses covering a wide range of topics from writing, self-publishing and book covers to 2D animation.

This course provides an introduction to both digital drawing using a tablet and the GIMP program.  Hardware and software usage details are woven throughout lectures on fundamental drawing techniques and example drawing workshops.  Each section concludes with a workshop in which all the previously discussed features are demonstrated followed by a project you can work on independently and submit for review and comment.

In an attempt to get you drawing fast, this course begins with tablet selection and installation and basic GIMP usage.  That's enough to get you drawing.  Then we'll add information on using layers, and digital editing.

Unlike other courses, this course assumes no former knowledge, begins at the beginning and teaches you drawing and the software rather than simply having you watch me draw (though you'll get plenty of that as well).

This course is designed for drawing and illustration enthusiasts who would like to learn how to draw digitally using a tablet and the free GIMP software product (that runs on Windows 10, Mac OS and Linux).  The ideal student is someone new to digital drawing and possibly even drawing itself.  Someone who has an idea trapped inside them that they need to express through a creative medium.

Thanks for your interest in GIMP digital drawing.  I hope you're excited to get started.  If you are, go ahead and click on the enroll button.  Don't forget the Udemy 30 day money back guarantee.  This should make your decision an easy one.

So, I'll see you in the classroom,

---Brian

Content

Introduction

Course Overview

Tablet Fundamentals

Introduction to Tablet Fundamentals
Selecting the Perfect Tablet
Configuring Your Wacom Tablet Using Windows 10
From Paper/Mouse to a Tablet
Tablet Fundamentals Workshop
Tablet Fundamentals Section Project
Conclusion to Tablet Fundamentals

GIMP Fundamentals

Introduction to GIMP Fundamentals
Installing the GIMP
Starting the GIMP
Screen Layout and Configuration
New, Save, Open, Close, Export and Quit
Simply Drawing Using a Digital Pen
Undo and Undo History
Finger Gestures: Zoom, Pan and Rotate
GIMP Fundamentals Workshop
GIMP Fundamentals Section Project
Conclusion GIMP Fundamentals

Drawing Using Layers

Introduction to Drawing Using Layers
What Are Layers?
Adding, Moving, Copying, Deleting, Renaming and Grouping Layers
Reference Images and Tracing
Background Layers and Gradients
Two Layer Mask Applications
Drawing Using Layers Section Project
Conclusion to Drawing Using Layers

Digital Drawing and Editing

Introduction to Digital Drawing and Editing
Selecting, Deleting, Moving, Copying, Resizing and Rotating
Drawing Straight Lines
Drawing Rectangles, Squares, Ovals and Circles
Creating Picture Frames and Matting Your Work
Digital Drawing and Editing Workshop
Digital Drawing and Editing Section Project
Conclusion to Digital Drawing and Editing

Conclusion

What's Next?

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Reviews

Gary
October 1, 2023
I was hoping for much more on using a tablet with GIMP, but mostly the instructor covered the basics of setting up a specific brand of tablet with GIMP. There wasn't much on drawing, just an explanation of a few of GIMP's tools. His drawing instruction was not much more than, "Now go and draw!" I learned a couple of new things, but not near as much as I've learned in other similar Udemy courses on GIMP and creating drawings.
Dennis
December 6, 2021
This was a fun short course. I bought a Wacom tablet and needed a nudge to get me started. Thank you Brian for the nudge.
Sanjoy
November 7, 2021
Excellent course.Please note that this course can also be taken if you have GIMP and use mouse instead of tablet, since the instructor covers the basic fundamentals of GIMP. Very easy to understand. A++++
Aleksandar
January 9, 2021
All in all I was pretty disappointed of the course. The teacher kept repeating the same things and never actually showed anything that you can't figure out on your own. What drove me mad during the lectures was the constant giggling without any noticeable reason. It was very annoying. I would not recommend this course.
Chip
December 14, 2020
Not sure yet, but I still expect it to work for me. Would prefer it if the presenter wasnt always sounding like he was about to start chuckling....
Alexander
July 10, 2020
I liked the course. It was not the first time that I was using GIMP, so I didn't really learn many new things, but I think the course was well made and might fit the needs of a total beginner.
James
March 29, 2020
I liked the pace of the instructor. He explains concepts well. I very much liked his discussion of what digital tablet to purchase. I have been trying to figure out which one to get. This was an excellent presentation.
Dave
March 22, 2020
Great course, I learned a lot about the fundamentals of using "The" GIMP. Great overview on the fundamentals and I feel like I can actually use the tool a lot better than when I started. I really enjoyed using the tool's features covered in this course, but I kind of feel like there are a ton of features not covered here. Maybe they're more "advanced"? Either way - great course on the fundamentals.
Dawn
January 25, 2020
I cannot see the screens that are being shown - they are extremely blurred. Cannot learn from a demonstration if you cannot see the screen
Casey
January 19, 2020
Very basic tutorials for folks who are new even to computers. Experienced technology users will find themselves skipping more than a few lectures.
Kausik
December 13, 2019
Sir, firstly I apologize for my negative review, but I believe you will consider this is as constructive criticism or feedback. The most annoying thing that I found in this course is that you giggle a lot, too much without reason, unnecessarily. You provided less information in the given time and were saying the same thing again and again repeatedly. Sir, in video tutorial we actually could watch the videos again and again by rewinding. Whenever we find confusion we rewind the video or watch it again. So you don't need to repeat, it is boring and annoying as well. Sometimes I find you are not rehearsed well, prepared enough. In a nutshell, your words are not scripted properly, this also caused disturbances. Though your pace of teaching is quite good especially for we like non-english speaking people. With regards
Graham
August 31, 2019
Not a good choice very hard to follow it at the speed it is presented. I found it difficult to see where the lecturer's pointer was pointing before he moved on.
Dennis
February 14, 2019
If you're here to learn how to draw (techniques, ratios, etc) you may need to supplement your knowledge with another course, as this is more of a GIMP tutorial than an art course. Still, if you aren't familiar with the digital drawing program GIMP, this certainly beats reading the readme or having to watch a bunch of other lengthy tutorials. In addition, the first part of the course is pretty helpful regarding the logistics of starting up digital drawing (what to look for in a tablet, how to familiarize yourself with its use, etc.)
Laurie
November 6, 2018
I like the pace of the instructor; it is not too slow and not too fast; and so far everything is very relevant and useful to me. I am so glad I am taking this course, because trying to 'self-teach' a program such as GIMP with so many features is overwhelming.
Barbara
September 3, 2018
Excellent course and I highly recommend it. Brian is easy to understand and is very thorough with his instructions. I'm keen to put everything I've learned into practice. Thanks for making it available for free.

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