On 2011-02-17 17:24, Suntot wrote: >> On 02/17/2011 03:00 AM, Suntot wrote: >>> >> Well, I am new at this. Not even sure if what I am attempting is >>> >> possible. I am trying to change a specific color in an image. If I use >>> >> 'color selection' the edges don't change color. So I am trying to use >>> >> color to alpha... But, when I select by color, it seems to select all >>> >> similar color in the area, thus when I add a new layer it does the >>> >> change the color I wanted to change, but it also changes the rest of the >>> >> image with a similar color tone. What can I do to precisely select a >>> >> specific color or portion of an image with color to alpha? >>> >> >> >Color-to-alpha only applies to the selection, so you can restrict its >> >effects by doing a selection first. For instance to remove a background, >> >use the wand to get a rough selection of the background, grow the >> >selection by a couple of pixels so that it includes the edges of the >> >foreground, and perform color-to-alpha. > I tried doing a selection but since both colors are similar it selects all. > Changed selection thresholds and it still doesn't work. Here is what I am > trying to > change:http://www.weddingclipart.com/wca/edittemplate.do?template=218069 > > I am trying to change the colors of the scrolls on the wedding invitation. > The dark blue into a red, the lighter into a black. Yet I can't seem to get > it to work flawlessly. Please help. thanks I got pretty good results by first selecting white, cutting that, pasting to a new layer, then selecting the light-blue, cutting that and pasting to a new layer and finally selecting dark-blue, cutting and pasting to new layer. see http://screencast.com/t/jb44OAkIOywh
It could probably be done with fewer layers than I used .... _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user