Thanks Carol, Mark and Malcolm. I've been experimenting with all the suggested methods and getting various results. As far as making it trasnparent (how, when, why), I could use some advice. :)
On Tuesday 02 November 2004 02:31, you wrote: > hello, > > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 01:54:19AM -0500, Tom wrote: > > Thanks Eric. Here it is. > > > > On Tuesday 02 November 2004 00:14, Eric Pierce wrote: > > > There are a billion different ways to do what you're talking about. > > > But it really comes down to the quality/properties of the image you > > > have. > > > > > > Show us what you have. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 01:13:21AM -0500, Tom wrote: > > > > (new to gimp) > > you are not the only one new to gimp .... > > > > > I would like to change the background color of a photo, > > > > (preferably with a gradient or shadow effect) > > > > but it's a single layer (jpg). I tried to 'select by color' > > > > and replace it, but the edges of the object in the foreground > > > > turn out jagged and looks bad. I also tried to invert the > > > > selection and cut and paste it into a new image file, but it looks > > > > just as bad. > > > > > > > > Any ideas would be appreciated. > > sounds like you are handling the image fine, you just need to take a few > more steps with it. because the background is almost all of the same > color, selecting by color or contiguous color areas is the quickest. > (that is what you did). additionally, under the Selection menu is > "Feather". this option takes away the jaggies. > > you figured out how to make it transparent? > > carol > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gimp-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
