>On 20 Mar 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: >> Combining a blurred picture with an unblurred picture using layer mask >> seems to work well for me. Of course it's not the same but it should >> look reasonably similar. >> >On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Jakub Steiner wrote: >> Just create an appropriate selection for the blur filter. The fastest >> method in this case would be toggling the quickmask, creating the >> gradient, toggling back and applying the blur filter. > > What is the best technique? What you suggest or the one that follows? Are >there any problems with these two ways, compared with the "mod of the blur >filter" way?
Neither of these techniques work, as you will see if you try to apply them. When you mix a blurred image with a sharp image, the result does not look like a less-blurred image, it looks like a sharp image whose contrast has been reduced. Best, -- Bill ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Sent via the KillerWebMail system at primate.ucdavis.edu _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user