How to use Gimp like an Artist (How to draw in Gimp)

open up gimp and create a new file. make the file size at least 1000 by 1000. I’m making it 1080 by 1920 pixels. Also we need to go into advanced options. And change the X resolution and the Y resolution. Change it to about 300. Fill the image with white.
The sketch method. make sure your tablet is connected to your computer. Then click the gimp tab and click Input devices. Click the icon that looks like a paintbrush. Mine says ‘Quartz Pen’. Go to mode: and change where it says ‘disabled’ and make it say ‘screen’ then click save. Now you can use your tablet with gimp. To test this out double click the paintbrush tool. Then where it says ‘dynamics’ change the dynamic to Pressure Opacity. Then draw lightly around your screen. Then try and apply pressure to your pen when drawing. If it got darker when you applied pressure then your tablet was successfully paired to Gimp.
The paintbrush tool simply acts as a paintbrush by drawing wherever you draw. The paintbrush tool uses your foreground color as your ink. With the paintbrush tool we can change the brush shape by clicking this and choosing a few brushes. We can also change the size of the brush here. We will not change the Aspect Ratio and the Angle those must stay at 0. We can also apply dynamics. Basically these change how the brush works or draws depending on which one you select. For our purposes we will change the brush size between 3.0 and 5.0, We will be using 3 brushes. Those brushes are: Hardness 050, Hardness 100, and Pencil Scratch. You can use these brushes interchangeably, which one you use regularly is simply personal preference. We will also change the dynamics. Click on the dynamics button, then click on the bottom right hand corner and click this dynamics button. Now over here we will create a new custom dynamic. To do that click this paper icon. Name this. Pressure Opacity & Size. Then click these two boxes where it says Pressure Opacity and Pressure Size. Then close these two tabs. Now go back to dynamics and click Pressure Opacity & Size.Now it’s very comfortable to sketch pictures like this. I’m going to sketch a line-art. If you mess up you can simply use the eraser tool or click the undo button a few times. Now that our sketch has its basic shape we want to finalize it. To do that click this icon here and make a new layer. Make the layer transparent and click okay. Go and double click the ink tool. Make sure the opacity is 100, then click smooth stroke. Leave the quality at 20 and the weight at 50. Then go over to size and make it between 1.0 and 2.0. I’m making it 1.0. Then rename the transparent layer you just made by right clicking it and clicking edit layer attributes. Rename it to Lineart. Now trace over your sketch. For all the curvy parts use one smooth continuous stroke. Take your time. For all of the hard edges such as this. Make individual strokes that meet up on angles like so. If you can’t see your ink because the sketch is too dark below. Then simply change the color of the sketch, by using the fill tool and filling your sketched lines with a light-blue or red. Once you’re done. Make another layer by clicking here, except this time make it a white layer. Then drag that layer under the lineart layer. Now I know the lineart looks a little dumb; but now we’re going to make it a lot better. To do that rename the white layer to Coloring and shading. Then select the paintbrush tool. Make the size roughly 20, turn the dynamics off, and select the Hardness 050 brush. Then select your base colors. Mine will be red and blue, and start coloring in your picture. Don’t worry about shading or being accurate yet. Once you’ve added your base colors. You can start shading. To shade simply determine where the light is coming from. For us we’ll make it from the left. Then double click the doge and burn tool. Keep the brush at hardness 050, and the size at 20. Make sure dynamics are off. Keep the opacity at 100, and make the exposure 100 as well. Then Select dodge. Dodge makes the colors you go over brighter. To make certain colors brighter using dodge click shadows or highlights. Shadows make darker colors like blue brighter. Highlights make lighter colors like red brighter. (you should only use highlights for shiny objects like metals or liquids for realistic affect) Since we covered our image with base tones there’s no need to select the mid-tone option. Now we’ll select the burn option. The burn option makes whatever area we want; darker or in other words gives it shadow. We’ll toggle between highlights and shadows while using the burn tool.

[Armalo_]

For those who are using the Windows version, to change the "Input Devices" option, click the Edit Tab. "Input Devices" should be near the bottom of the drop down menu.

[HermesTheLoser]

Omfg... after years of hating to draw in this program the settings at the start actually make sketching fun and easy. Thanks man, you're doing gods work.

[ShotgunLlama]

You see, I know I can trust this tutorial, as he acknowledges the one true Ogrelord.

[jasonsadliberty]

You're a lifesaver Sir.‼️...Even 6 years later...your content is still pertinent today. Excellent presentation my good man.
Just Excellent

[TrulyGodsGoofiest]

My man was last active 6 years ago. Hope you're doing well.

[tiffanirobinson]

This is, by far, the BEST tutorial I have seen on how to use GIMP. I now feel a like I can actually do something from scratch with just my mouse and imagination. Thank you for taking the time in your first video to go over what each tool was and showing how it worked, and giving the ONLY how to draw from scratch that I have seen after hours of searching.

[mattie.f]

Wow...this tutorial is EXTREMELY easy to understand and follow. I found GIMP to be a little unorganized at first as well. You are what GIMP-noobs need my friend.

[standingstrong]

This is probably one of the best drawing tutorials I’ve ever seen it goes into everything and if I doesn’t there’s a link down below. If I had watched this video a long time ago I would have been an art genius by now😂🤣

[jamiecross]

I literally spent 5 hours making line art a different way. Thank you for this, you've saved me a huge amount of time.

[eddybobea]

This is absolute madness, is friggin outrageous, pretty much everything we need to know to start, a lot of information, need to see this a few times more to get use to all the tools, everything else comes with practice, awesome werk.

[It_gurls-rs]

And he included the written instructions. Such a star. Thanks for this video.

[SheenaNeil]

Awesome tutorial!
I paint and sketch on paper and just got myself a drawing tablet again and want to try sketching digitally.

This video had exactly the info I was needing.

[pixelwrinkly]

nice tutorial
i know these days krita seems to be everyone's choice for digital painting/drawing but it's pretty cool how much you can still do with GIMP, especially useful if you're already using it for photo editing and kind of know your way around the interface

[titan_tanker]

11:39 *best part starts here*
I really like how it looks so simple from just applying colors in gibberish manner and then with some tweaks it turned into a legit drawing

[ernestomoran]

Thank you!... I have wasted so much time looking at other videos but you are the best. Thank you again

[Emmaggeddon]

you are a saint. gotta watch this video a couple (hundred) more times to get the hang of it. tysm

[hckeyd]

Thank you very much for this; I've been drawing on paper and pencil for years and finally decided to take the leap and bought a Wacom tablet and downloaded Gimp. Your tutorial is awesome! Thanks.

[frozenfresh]

Haven't watched this yet, but reading the comments as it loads has encouraged me to watch it :)

I'm draw in gimp to make animations, and it's slow, want to speed that up and stay fresh.

[danielrafferty]

Thanks for all the pointers. My mate gave me a wacom but there's a device driver issue with my laptop so I gave up on that option. Given that I've just been going at with Gimp for the past seven months you've shown me how limited my approach has been.
I've mainly been messing with multiple layers and overlaying sections of photographs on top of each other, messing with the opacities colour balance and contrast. Came up with some interesting images this way but I've been running out engaging ways to keep this style up.
due to my lack of tablet or scanner in my new flat drawing by means of cage transformation seems to be the next step for me at the moment. I tried recreating your Mushroom, it proved a bit finicky so far. With practice comes perfect, I guess.
Cheers for the lesson, you've raised my competence with the tools available that much more!

[paulsmile]

Great video, Recently I purchased a XP-Pen Deco 01 10x6.25 in graphic drawing tablet to use with GIMP 2.10 for windows 10. It works well .