GIMP for Beginners. Make Your Own Professional Book Covers.

Learn to create professional KDP book covers and more using the free GIMP software. Comprehensive course for indie authors with step-by-step instructions.

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Brief Summary

This course teaches you how to use GIMP software for crafting professional book covers and other images. It’s perfect for indie authors and includes 7 hours of easy-to-follow video lessons. No experience is necessary—just dive in and start creating awesome stuff!

Key Points

  • Learn GIMP for free to create professional book covers.
  • Course includes 7 hours of video with a step-by-step approach.
  • Covers features useful for indie authors and more.
  • No prior knowledge of image editing is needed.
  • Get a free book on making book covers that sell.

Learning Outcomes

  • Create stunning KDP ebook and paperback covers.
  • Understand essential GIMP features for image editing.
  • Design various graphics like logos and ads.
  • Gain confidence in your image manipulation skills.
  • Produce a complete cover from start to finish.

About This Course

Create Your Own Professional KDP Book Covers, image compositions, Facebook ads etc. with the GIMP FREE Software.

UPDATED VERSION : This course has been adapted in 2022 with GIMP V2.10

In this course you will learn all the features of GIMP that you will need to create professional book covers. Not more and not less. This course is specifically targeted to indie authors that want to create their own professional covers with free software. This can be for KDP ebook covers or for paperback covers. However, the first 4 hours of video cover all principal features of GIMP that could be beneficial to anyone that has no knowledge whatsoever of image editing software and that wants to make other images than book covers. For example image compositions, logos, Facebook ads etc. Produced by Timo Hofstee, author of the bestseller "The Complete Cover Creation Guide".

Why you should take this course :

  • This course covers all you need to create professional covers in easy to understand terminology and without the fluff.

  • The producer uses what he teaches.

  • All manipulations are shown in a detailed step-by-step approach.

  • In the last 2 sections, you will learn how to create a complete cover from beginning to end.

  • In total you get almost 7 hours of video.

  • Satisfaction guaranteed. 30 day money back offer.

  • You will get a free copy of my book "How to make book covers that sell".

  • GIMP is the best clone of Photoshop and it's FREE.

  • Create your own professional book covers.

  • Create image compositions, logos, FB ads etc.

  • How to create a cover for a KDP ebook

Course Curriculum

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Instructor

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Timo Hofstee

Timo is a writer, blogger and IT expert. He writes about complex things, like keyword research, online marketing and Kindle Publishing. But in a language that is understandable for everybody.He uses 30+ years experience in computers, networking, hardware, software, development, internet, marketing, sales and online business to teach others how to grasp complex issues. His international experience, working abroad in...

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4.9 course rating
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Gary S.
5.0
1 year ago

Yes. Very straightforward and to the point.

Edit: I went through the course again 11 months later. I picked up several things I didn't get the first time and overall it was a good review. Worth going through again.

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Roberto R.
5.0
1 year ago

Streight forward, essential, yet a precious introduction to GIMP. Go for it!

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Jayne E.
5.0
4 years ago

Great course. I learned a lot about cover creation and I feel much more confident using GIMP now. I also like the way he takes you through the creation of two example covers. Love the way he calls it JIMP instead of GIMP. I never liked the word GIMP and it connotations.

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Kathryn N.
4.0
6 years ago

Explained in a step by step way.

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Ariel M.
5.0
6 years ago

I already know everything so far:) But for someone who didn't, its very step by step. Which I will appreciate when I get into the stuff I don't get at all!

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Michael W.
5.0
7 years ago

I feel like I have a much firmer grip on what it takes to use Gimp and create a usable book cover, thank you

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Manu A.
5.0
7 years ago

This course is fantastic, very clear and easy to follow. Just what I was looking for. Thank you Timo.

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Bob S.
5.0
8 years ago

The very best training video I have ever seen on Udemy! And I have watched many.

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Wendy O.
5.0
8 years ago

Very detailed explanation. I thought I would never be able to learn Gimp! I will definitely purchase the advanced course after I have mastered this one.

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Amado E. S.
5.0
8 years ago

This was just what I needed. The Gimp de-mystified, and techniques for making book covers, to boot.

The material was well organized, and well presented in a deliberate fashion. I rarely had to go back to review.Thank you, Mr. Hofstee, for making this course available on Udemy.

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