Today, 05:02 AM
(This post was last modified: Today, 05:47 AM by IndiePubber.)
I'll be using the attached image for the background of the cover for the next novel I'm indie publishing. I want to switch the colors so the white infill areas are a certain shade of red, the dark timbers are shades of pinkish white, and the windows are something in between--- not all the same color, but a range reflecting the highlights and shadows of the original picture.
I've learned that Colors ---> Maps ---> Color Exchange might work for me. I've figured out that I can't select the From Color until I've turned off the alpha channel on the image.
But when I select the From Color, choose the To Color, and click OK, nothing happens. The photo doesn't change, even though the Edit menu gives me the option to undo the Color Exchange.
I prefer to work on my older ThinkPad touchscreen laptop where I run GIMP 2.8 on Windows 7. I also have a Windows 10 PC with GIMP 3.04. As another test, I used it to try Color Exchange on this Fachwerk photo. But again, when I click OK, I see no change. And again, the Edit menu tells me the exchange was made.
It's the same with other images I've tried.
Given all this, I have two questions:
1. Is Color Exchange the best way to do what I want here?
2. If it is, what am I failing to do, that I can't see any change in 2.8 or in 3.04? Is there another step I need to take to complete the process?
Thanks in advance.
I've learned that Colors ---> Maps ---> Color Exchange might work for me. I've figured out that I can't select the From Color until I've turned off the alpha channel on the image.
But when I select the From Color, choose the To Color, and click OK, nothing happens. The photo doesn't change, even though the Edit menu gives me the option to undo the Color Exchange.
I prefer to work on my older ThinkPad touchscreen laptop where I run GIMP 2.8 on Windows 7. I also have a Windows 10 PC with GIMP 3.04. As another test, I used it to try Color Exchange on this Fachwerk photo. But again, when I click OK, I see no change. And again, the Edit menu tells me the exchange was made.
It's the same with other images I've tried.
Given all this, I have two questions:
1. Is Color Exchange the best way to do what I want here?
2. If it is, what am I failing to do, that I can't see any change in 2.8 or in 3.04? Is there another step I need to take to complete the process?
Thanks in advance.