Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread zed
Robert L Cochran wrote: > The book "Beginning GIMP" by Akkana Peck is really good and always close > by me when I'm using Gimp...which is pretty often these days. Akkana shows [snip] Thank you, Bob. I've just placed an order for the book. Zed -- zed

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread zed
Jaime Seuma wrote: > zed wrote: > > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in > > the centre. > > > > I've copied part

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread Jaime Seuma
zed wrote: > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in the > centre. > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover t

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread Robert L Cochran
The book "Beginning GIMP" by Akkana Peck is really good and always close by me when I'm using Gimp...which is pretty often these days. Akkana shows a lot of examples in her book and explains them in a way that is easy to understand. You can quickly be using the same techniques and will feel lik

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Bob Long wrote: > zed wrote: > > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in > > the centre. > > > > I've copied part of

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Greg Chapman wrote: > Hi Zed, > > On 28 Aug 09 23:52 zed said: > > Although not perfect, the result I achieved with feathering is > > reasonably acceptable. What is better, is that I have learnt something. > > I confess that normally I'd use the clone stamp tool for covering some > "blemish"

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Bob Long
zed wrote: > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in the > centre. > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover t

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Zed, On 28 Aug 09 23:52 zed said: > Although not perfect, the result I achieved with feathering is > reasonably acceptable. What is better, is that I have learnt > something. I confess that normally I'd use the clone stamp tool for covering some "blemish" in an image. Using a soft-edged b

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Greg Chapman wrote: > Hi Zed, > > On 28 Aug 09 02:28 zed said: > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover the 'hole' but am > > left with the edge of the circle, and have no idea how to blend this > > with the rest of the image. > > When you select the part of the image you want,

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Zed, On 28 Aug 09 02:28 zed said: > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover the 'hole' but > am left with the edge of the circle, and have no idea how to blend > this with the rest of the image. When you select the part of the image you want, before copying, apply some feather

[Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-27 Thread zed
I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in the centre. I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover the 'hole' but am left wit