Re: [Gimp-user] lighten background

2005-10-24 Thread Eric P
> > I agree with everything here except I'd use a mask instead of a > selection. A selection can be a bit too fleeting for a something as > tedious as your task. > > Eric > "tedious" = I probably should have used "detailed". I didn't realize how that came off... Eric

Re: [Gimp-user] lighten background

2005-10-24 Thread Carol Spears
On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 09:04:15PM -0500, Eric P wrote: > > I agree with everything here except I'd use a mask instead of a > selection. A selection can be a bit too fleeting for a something as > tedious as your task. > it is really an advantage that the people who used gimp-1.0 have over newer

Re: [Gimp-user] lighten background

2005-10-24 Thread Eric P
Akkana Peck wrote: > Helen writes: > >>I have a photo of a dark red flower against a dark background. >>I've tried tedious ways to lighten the background without changing the >>flower, >>but the details of the flower are too tiny. So I'm browsing tutorials. >>Should I >>be learning about masks? Ab

Re: [Gimp-user] lighten background

2005-10-24 Thread Akkana Peck
Helen writes: > I have a photo of a dark red flower against a dark background. > I've tried tedious ways to lighten the background without changing the > flower, > but the details of the flower are too tiny. So I'm browsing tutorials. > Should I > be learning about masks? About layers? A hint how I