GIMP Image Editing Skills Lesson | Resize, Rotate & Transparency Projects | Editable

An engaging, hands-on lesson designed to build essential image editing skills in GIMP.

Students develop confidence using core manipulation tools including resize, move, flip, rotate, shear and transparency while completing creative, themed projects.

Perfect for KS3 ICT, Computer Science or Creative iMedia units focusing on digital creativity and layer-based editing.

What’s Included

• Editable PowerPoint lesson
• Step-by-step video demonstrations
• Student worksheet with guided tasks
• “Is it ok to move on?” progress checkpoints
• Reflection questions and screenshot evidence tasks
• Creative challenge extensions
• Teacher guidance and support materials

Lesson Structure

Starter Activity
Students explore different image file types and compare file sizes, building digital literacy from the outset.

Key Vocabulary
Resize, Transparency, Flip, Rotate, Shear — clearly defined and applied throughout.

Video Demonstrations
Structured walkthroughs modelling how to manipulate images and layers step-by-step.

Main Projects

Stranger Things Project
Students download provided resources and practise resizing, flipping and rotating images to build their own dramatic scene.

Haunted House Project
Students combine multiple images using the transparency tool to layer visuals and create eerie, ghostly effects.

Challenge Tasks

• Design a ghost ship emerging from fog
• Create atmospheric fog effects in a graveyard scene
• Design an original haunted composition using multiple layers

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the lesson, students will:

✔ Resize, flip, move, rotate and shear images confidently in GIMP
✔ Use transparency tools to blend and layer images
✔ Apply editing tools creatively in structured design projects
✔ Capture screenshot evidence and explain tool functions clearly

Why Teachers Love It

• Clear progression from technical skill to creative application
• Practical, engaging and seasonal-friendly
• Structured checkpoints support independent learning
• Suitable for mixed-ability classes
• Fully editable and ready to teach

Perfect For

• KS3 ICT / Computing
• KS4 Creative iMedia
• Digital graphics and photo manipulation units
• Spooky seasonal projects
• Introduction to layer-based editing software

Format

Editable PPTX
Student worksheet (DOCX / PDF)
Video walkthrough links included
Print-friendly and digital-ready

TES Keywords

GIMP Lesson, Image Editing, Digital Graphics, Photo Manipulation, Resize Tool, Transparency Tool, Rotate and Flip, Layer Editing, KS3 Computing, Creative iMedia, ICT Lesson