Questions tagged [gimp]
Questions about GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Ask scripting questions on Stack Overflow, software support questions on Super User, and anything related to design here on Graphic Design.
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Making the background of an image transparent in Gimp
I have some jpg images and I need for each of them to have a transparent background.
I have GIMP as a graphic tool.
I need to put them in a web page and I need to see just the main element and have ...
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Crop a big picture into several small size pictures
Is there a a way with GIMP editor to crop a big picture into several small equal sized pictures? So when all those small pictures connected in order would make a big picture.
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Create engraving in GIMP/Inkscape
I want to turn a photo in a engraving style picture, like for example this one using GIMP and, if possible, then make an SVG out of it with Inkscape.
Can you recommend any filters/tools/plugins/...
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Is there way to colorize by RGB in GIMP?
There is a colorize tool in GIMP but it only provides HSV. Most of time I want to colorize with RGB so I'm using RapidTables' RGB to HSV color conversion.
Is there way to colorize with RGB only?
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How to select more layers with GIMP?
In Adobe Photoshop I am able to select multiple layers at once with Shift+Click.
How can I do that in GIMP?
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Add transparency to an existing PNG
I'd like to use this image on a web site.
What I need to do is change the background from black to transparent, so I can use the arrow on my site maintaining the page background.
I used Gimp to ...
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Why does my transparent PNG not look good?
I want to convert a JPG to transparent and using GIMP I added alpha layers and transparency same way I make a GIF transparent I converted it to PNG but it doesn't display well when I load it on my ...
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How to add a color gradient to a picture
I felt in love with the way this graphic designer, called Mariusz, has edited this picture.
It would be fun to produce something like this for myself.
Anyone has some ideas on how to create such a ...
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How to remove backgrond using a photo with only the background? (GIMP/others)
I'm trying to remove the background from a photo with a subject, but I would prefer not need to use this kind of techniques to select the background. Some magic-fu would select the shape since it's ...
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GIF with transparency output not as expected in GIMP
I have been trying to create a GIF using a sequence of PNGs within GIMP
An example PNG from the sequence shows the correct transparency I want to be shown in the GIF,
But when I process the PNG ...
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DPI Vs. PPI Vs. Image dimension, what should be taken to consideration?
I've been really facing this problem and I have found a similar link, that does not really address the problem. First of all, I'd like to mention that I use blender and GIMP for most graphics that I ...
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Professionals: Would you choose GIMP over Photoshop and/or Inkscape over Illustrator?
I know Adobe's solutions are more advanced, but, as professionals, do you think you would survive (against competition) using GIMP and/or Inkscape instead of Photoshop and/or Illustrator for your ...
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Can I change the default Gimp transparent background to white?
I'm using Gimp 2. The default grid-style transparent background makes it incredibly difficult to get a sense of what the image will actually look like, when I finally display it over a background. Is ...
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Replace black background with a transparent background
How can I add transparent background on this image instead of black background, but I also would like to keep the partial transparency effect on some of the particles and particles borders.
Could you ...
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How to make retro 80's chrome text in GIMP? [closed]
I want to make images with the cool retro chrome text, like the image below.
How do I go about doing this in GIMP 2.8?
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I need some help understanding DPI
I have designed a custom deck of cards and I want to send my designs to print. It took me a few weeks to complete my designs using GIMP. I'm new to digital design and made a mistake – I did not set ...
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Gimp: how to remove background noise/artifacts and enhance handwritten text
I have a lots of scanned handwritten lecture notes (PDFormat) and I want to improve their readability (I have uploaded an example). In particular I'd like to remove the "squares" on the back. I would ...
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GIMP "color to alpha" is not selectable
Do I have to do something "special" to get the Color -> Color to alpha menu option to work in GIMP? I am trying to convert a background color on a GIF image to transparent by converting the background ...
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Get difference between two images as transparent image in GIMP
I have two images A and B which are similar in many regions.
I want to create an image C so that
B = C on top of A
where C should be as transparent as possible. on top of is the normal layer ...
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GIMP: How to crop a layer?
I have a screenshot where I want only a part of the pasted image, and I want to turn the white that's in it transparent.
First I need to crop the pasted image. I have selected the layer and a ...
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How can I map the colors in a greyscale image to a specific color gradient?
I’m attempting to add color to some greyscale icons (i.e. all three channels are identical). I want to map the colors such that the brightest grey becomes one specific color, the darkest grey becomes ...
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Using GIMP, can you "erase" a color?
I'm presently working on an iOS application and I am attempting to reverse engineer their standard alert dialog window. I have managed to figure out what the alpha value on the background it uses is ...
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Drag to resize canvas size in GIMP the way I do it in MSPaint?
Any time I prefer Microsoft Paint over GIMP it's because in Paint you can simply and swiftly drag the canvas borders to enlarge it or crop it. I cannot understand why this feature is lacking in other ...
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How do I convert images of a page of text to pure Black & White and sharpen the text?
I'm a research student working with large numbers of archival documents. For speed when at the archives, I photograph the documents (with a decent but not fancy digital camera), producing colour .jpg ...
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How to edit palette in an indexed image in GIMP 2.8?
I remember in GIMP 2.4 editing palette in an indexed image was as easy as changing the foreground color but I'm a little lost in GIMP 2.8 as there is no Dialog menu. So, I played around a little and ...
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Optimizing a screenshot for adding in a document and printing
This question is not directly related to graphic design, but I think you guys can help.
I am writing a thesis and I need to add several screenshots of the tools I have used and screenshots of web ...
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GIMP transparency is not working
I followed this tutorial on GIMP to make an image transparent. Here is a snippet of the original image opened inside Windows Image Viewer (so the grey background is part of Windows Image Viewer, I ...
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Q: Gimp vs Photoshop
I have been using Photoshop since the beginning of time. Other than the infamous Paintshop Pro, it is the only image editor I have used.
I am about to embark on an adventure of trying out GIMP as a ...
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Cleaning up line art with choppy edges
So, a while back I created this icon from a game, but looking back on it behind a white background instead of an alpha-channel its edges are super choppy in some places while it's smooth in others, ...
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How to convert color images to black & white in GIMP?
I've a color image and want to print on my black and white printer. So, How do I convert it to black & white using GIMP?
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PNGs made in GIMP not coming out transparent
I’ve had this happen with more than one image lately.
I open an image in GIMP with the purpose of making the background transparent. The first thing I do is Add Alpha Channel. I proceed to remove ...
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How to create grid in GIMP (not sure if the filter is good)
I'm a beginner to GIMP, and I'd like to create a grid.
I searched Google and all it gave me was to use the Filter > Render > Grid plugin, but for my job all I want to do is something like this:
Let'...
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How can I select the convex hull of an existing selection?
I'm trying to remove blue skies with clouds quickly from many images. I've used gimp's Color Selection Tool, which selects the sky but not the clouds. Since all clouds are in the sky, if I could ...
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Mapping all colors (except background) to a single color in GIMP
I have a spotty image. The image has maroon and black spots (with gradient) on a white background. I would like to convert every color (except white) to green color using GIMP.
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GIMP: How to apply a mask to multiple layers?
I'm new to GIMP, so I'm having trouble accomplishing the following:
I want to apply the same layer mask to all of my layers without having to merge them.
If this is not possible, the end result I'm ...
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In GIMP how to scale up image without scaling layers?
I am trying to scale images without scaling layers. I tackled the problem of scaling down the images by selecting the largest visible layer and the cropping the image to that layer. This way none of ...
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How do I define or deselect areas where the "Color to Alpha" effect should not be applied?
I have an image where the background is white and there are various important components that are also white. I want to just change the background to alpha, but "Colors to Alpha" - by default - ...
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GIMP How to make existing gif background transparent
I have the following gif, how to make the grey background transparent if not white?
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Exporting square tiles from a stripe - in Inkscape or Gimp
I am using Inkscape and Gimp to create assets for a word game and am looking for an advice from more experienced users of these great tools.
In Inkscape I have created a stripe with 26 letters and ...
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Is it easy to convert an image to a cartoon with high quality?
Is it easy to convert an image to a cartoon with high quality ? Like this:
I've watched this tutorial : but the quality of the outcome is still far away from the one above.
Is there a way to make ...
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Effective background removal from portrait photo
There is a nice tool provided by Adobe for removing bacgrounds for photos, https://express.adobe.com/tools/remove-background. I have tested it with portrait photos meant for documents, and it works ...
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How to trace pattern along a path in GIMP?
I need to know how to trace patterns along paths, like in this image:
I've tried to stroke the selection with pattern, but that obviously doesn't care about any angles and only works like a mask.
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How to create and manipulate a slinky style spring
Background
Im writing a book on music theory and I need to create some diagrams and illustrations to explain some key points. Im currently writing a section about sound waves and I would like to ...
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GIMP: how to edit a sngle-layer transparency using a white background?
I'm trying to edit an image that is just one layer which is transparent. It's hard to see the content because of the default gray-black checkered background.
How can this be configured to white?
I'm ...
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How can I select a single color within an image?
How would one pick or select all of a single color within Photoshop, Paint.NET, or The Gimp?
The objective is to edit everything with that color afterwards, such as by brushing over it with another ...
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put partly transpared photo on top of panorama
What is it nessesary to do if I want to see just black edges from background image in image placed on top?
Here are links to source images
This is what I want to create:
You can see there are ...
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Gimp color picker is wrong [closed]
I'm new to Gimp and it seems the color picker does take a color brighter than it is supposed, i have to get the hexa color from another app using screenshot.
is there any settings that will make it ...
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GIMP: Trying to move selected text layer but moves background layer
I have a background overlay on which I have three text layers on top.
Now I want to move these text layers around on the overlay, but I can't get it to work.
As soon as I click inside the text layer ...
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GIMP: 'move layer' stops working
I'm having intermittent problems with GIMP, where the 'move layer' command suddenly stops working. The mouse pointer changes to the one below:
When I make an explicit selection, e.g. CTRL+A on a ...
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