Re: [Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-16 Thread Elle Stone
On 10/06/2017 12:39 AM, Guy Stalnaker wrote: I'd like to suggest an alternative method for coloring an image that has some great advantages. Use layers with masks! 5. Add new layer 1. Fill with a color you want for some part of your image 2. Give layer name (e.g., face,

Re: [Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-16 Thread Guy Stalnaker
I'd like to suggest an alternative method for coloring an image that has some great advantages. Use layers with masks! 1. Open PDF in GIMP 2. Scale image to increase dpi to 300 (for printing): menu Image > Scale Image > set X and Y resolution to 300 3. Crop if needed 4. No need to

[Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-16 Thread sl60
>Sometimes wonder about this mailing list format. >Guessing that the line drawing is faint and the multiply operation is >to make the outline darker. No need to set the base layer to multiply, >it has nothing to act on. As an alternative, have you tried Filters -> >Generic -> Erode which shrinks

[Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-16 Thread rich404
Sometimes wonder about this mailing list format. >I want to color parts of what has been sent to me as a black-and-white >pdf (line drawing, basically). What I usually do in a case like this >is to change the original layer to Multiply, then duplicate this and >multiply again. Guessing that the

Re: [Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-05 Thread Steve Kinney
On 10/05/2017 03:02 PM, sl60 wrote: > I want to color parts of what has been sent to me as a black-and-white pdf > (line > drawing, basically). What I usually do in a case like this is to change the > original layer to Multiply, then duplicate this and multiply again. Then I > select each part

[Gimp-user] Adding color to file

2017-10-05 Thread sl60
I want to color parts of what has been sent to me as a black-and-white pdf (line drawing, basically). What I usually do in a case like this is to change the original layer to Multiply, then duplicate this and multiply again. Then I select each part of the drawing I want to color and bucket fill it