Thanks so much Steve. Yes, I presumed I'd have to manipulate the colour first, what with the white page looking more like brown/yellow etc. And thanks for the help on thickening the signature - it was also something I'd planned on doing.
Very much appreciated, Regards, Steve. >The basic answer is, to put the text image on a layer above the >painting, and with that layer 'current', and do Colors > Color to >alpha, converting white pixels to clear ones. > >On a slightly more grungy practical note, the "white" paper with the >signature is far from that. It might pay to start by doing Colors > >Desaturate on the text bearing layer, to simplify the situation. >Then do Filters > Generic > Erode to "thicken" the lines of the >signature a bit. Then do Colors > Brightness / Contrast and dial >the contrast way up to isolate the black lines on a white >background, THEN do Colors > Color to Alpha to make the white >transparent. > >A bit of cropping (Layers > Crop layer to selection), and some work >with the Eraser tool to remove the not-clear region to the left of >the signature, should give you a plain black signature to lay on top >of the painting. > >It may also pay to duplicate the finished signature layer; invert >the color of the lower copy; apply a bit of blur, and move the >lower, white-line layer around a little to provide a contrasting >outline behind the black signature, if a more visible & legible >presentation of the signature is wanted. > >Or some such thing; lots of approaches are possible. > >:o) > >Steve -- steveyraff (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
