Re: [Gimp-user] trial fit new colours on car picture

2012-10-27 Thread Akkana Peck
I'd add one suggestion to Steve Kinney's excellent layer mask tutorial: Once you have the car layer masked off, and you've dropped or painted a new color onto the masked layer, try using layer modes (the option menu in the Layers dialog) on the color layer. When you drop a solid color, it won't

Re: [Gimp-user] trial fit new colours on car picture

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Smith
saving also... :) thanks dan On 10/24/12, Steve Kinney ad...@pilobilus.net wrote: On 10/24/2012 01:44 PM, Jim Clark wrote: Wow-- I will save this. Incredibly clear and detailed--I have never rally understood those masks. Still don't, but am sure closer! Hey Jim, Glad it makes sense to

[Gimp-user] trial fit new colours on car picture

2012-10-24 Thread wallisonline
Hi All, I am a complete n00b so apologies for the question... I have myself a picture of my kitcar which I am looking to change the colour of however I want to preview a selection of colours using GIMP to see how they look on the car. Can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial of how

Re: [Gimp-user] trial fit new colours on car picture

2012-10-24 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Wed, 2012-10-24 at 15:03 +0200, wallisonline wrote: I have myself a picture of my kitcar which I am looking to change the colour of however I want to preview a selection of colours using GIMP to see how they look on the car. I'd probably try select by colour first, and/or the fuzzy wand.