Re: [Gimp-user] bucket fill
On 07/29/2013 11:56 AM, Uniklaps wrote: Win 7 64 bit Hi, how can I use the bucket-fill option to fill an area surrounded by a dotted line? The dotted line is a path; so if I use a line for the dots, the bucket-fill works. But how can I step back after filling to change the path's line into dots again? Other have answered about creating a selection form the path and filling the selection, preferably on a distinct layer. But even if you had a continuous line the plain-bucket fill would not give the expected result. Used that way it either leaves a faint space along the line, or gives it a jagged edge. The reason is that the edge of the line is made of anti-aliasing pixels, that either have a color which is a blend of the line color and the background color, or are partially transparent if the line is on a transparent layer. Then the bucket-fill in 'normal' mode always either completely paints the pixels (jagged edge) or doesn't paint them at all (space) . If the line is on a transparent layer you can use the bucket-fill in "behind" mode. In behind mode the painting only applies to whatever transparency is left in a pixel. If you produced the line from a path, make a selection from it and fill it. Otherwise, use the wand to make a rough selection on the background, then "grow" that selection to include the edge pixels of the line, then bucket-fill. ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] bucket fill
Madeleine Fisher wrote: > You could make your path a selection and then fill that selection. > > There's a button at the bottom of the Paths tab that looks like a > dotted-line square--that's Path to Selection. Click that, then fill. Should > be fine. IMHO, this is a partial solution. It works, but is sub optimal if the is ANY chance that you might want to edit this in the future. The full correct solution would be to make a selection and save to a channel. Cancel the selection(this part is important!!) Create a new layer ABOVE the one with the path. Right click on the new layer and add a layer mask, with your channel as the "source". Ensure you have the layer(and not the mask!) selected in the layers window and just drag your color of course to the top layer. The new color will be constrained to the the layer mask created. The benefit to this approach is that you don't destroy the original layer in any way since you did not modify it!!! Just make sure to Save the result xcf file so that if you need to change the color or whatever at a later time, you can easily open the xcf and just drag a new color to that top layer. If you want to add an effect such as having the "filled" section have a slight blur to it for a gradual fade out, click on the layer mask for the top layer, and apply your blur. Since I almost always use layer masks in my compositions, I can't honestly remember the last time I used the bucket fill tool(though I'm sure it has some uses). ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] bucket fill
You could make your path a selection and then fill that selection. There's a button at the bottom of the Paths tab that looks like a dotted-line square--that's Path to Selection. Click that, then fill. Should be fine. Good luck! On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:56 AM, Uniklaps wrote: > Win 7 64 bit > > > > > > Hi, > > > > how can I use the bucket-fill option to fill an area surrounded by a dotted > line? > > > > The dotted line is a path; so if I use a line for the dots, the bucket-fill > works. > > But how can I step back after filling to change the path's line into dots > again? > > > > I appreciate your help! > > > > Thanks > > > > Konrad > > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Bucket Fill Tool won't filled selected
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:37:17 +0200 billlee wrote: > GIMP 2.8.6 on Window 8. > > I used Canvas Size to add a horizontal space at the bottom of a jpeg photo. (I > want to use it for a text caption for the photo.) The new space is filled > with a checkerboard of small light & dark grey squares. > > I used the Rectangle Select Tool to select the new space. > > I clicked on the Bucket Fill Tool and moved the mouse over the new space. The > mouse pointer includes a circle with a diagonal stroke through it, indicating > I cannot fill the selected area. > > What am I doing wrong or missing?? > (Probably something simple--I'm a GIMP newbie) > > Many thanks!! > Bill > Hi Bill. You see the checkerboard because the layer is set as a transparency (without color). After enlarging the canvas, try creating a new layer with the background color you wish then position it at the bottom of the enlarged canvas. Tom -- Insight comes more often than not, from looking at what's been on the table all along. - David McCullough ^^ --... ...-- / -.- --. --... -.-. ..-. -.-. Tom Taylor - retired penguin - KG7CFC AMD Phenom II x4 955 -- 4GB RAM -- 2x1.5TB sata2 openSUSE 12.3-x86_64 KDE 4.10.00, FF 19.0, claws-mail 3.9.1 registered linux user 263467 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRWnjBAAoJEHjxEe80vkwITlwIAPb2aBryi1pBNtlTTL87E1cB +71yW5BbhS26IBkqy5o+u/KUdJGEQZ3kFcNn+7IFcTlhUMfmbz17GiVP60g2e9gW D91lvWyTH7CA+1pKoHAMtjK+U6KC9uclnWRObYPHHJjDyLdJBoRDD6r8SYn4fdiD dFRoV9tYhTRJYu170py6DybQ98qHnOe4uOO9Occdv34wXNcylPU4MOaUrFaFIqEF QyUwaQCzkUreLewUb65O/2FkyHZCsYIC+P7rDhTkNOHywb14urwZ7AfQ964dxLj4 Cnnc6LgI4+MFJeB8oxwyCWDC0Jx+DjuF4rhg981aRnqCZYa5HryDAQLD2BkYCZs= =nzdf -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Bucket Fill Tool won't filled selected
On 15.07.13 at 05:37 AM billlee wrote: What am I doing wrong or missing?? The problem is that with the default settings there's no layer area in that newly created, free space. The easiest way is to 1. Go back before the Image/Canvas Size... step, 2. set the color you want to have in your horizontal space (for instance white) as background color, 3. in Image/Canvas Size..., listbox 'Resize layers' choose 'All layers'. I assumed you have only one layer. Otherwise another option except 'None' would be appropriate. You save the Bucket Fill step to achieve the same and in future you can start with step 2. 4. Optional: If you want to fill your space with a gradient or similar use the Rectangle Select Tool or Fuzzy select tool, select the space and fill the selection according to your needs. Kind regards, Sven ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] bucket fill - my fault or a bug ?
On 03/27/2013 05:10 PM, 3052192 wrote: OS Win 7 64 bit / RAM 16 GB Hi friends, I think I make mistakes in using the bucket-fill - option of GIMP. I want to use it for colouring (don't grin - by different shades of grey 5-10%) to make in black-and-white maps details like lakes or defined areas better visible. I tried it as follows: I choose the layer where to use the fill in, choose the colour and click to the area, but the whole layer is coloured. I searched for help via the GIMP website, but I was not successful following the advices. So at the moment I use the fill-in-option of Photoshop 6, but that's much too complicated: Export from GIMP to tiff, import to Photoshop, fill-in, save as tiff, re-import to GIMP as a new layer. My file is about 1,3 GB (!) with 57 layers and Photoshop 6 is not able to work with any file as big. I appreciate yor help! Konrad In the Tool options dialog, in the "Affected area" section, check if it is "Fill whole selection" (likely not what you want, unless you have a selection) or "Fill similar colors". ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
