12-22-2023, 09:49 AM
(12-21-2023, 08:52 PM)mariah701 Wrote: I have no idea why every youtube video shows gradient option, I have none of those options I use GIMP 2.10.36 and I have given up so I am just gonna ask for help here.
I want this image all the end parts to fade in the pink background, gimp is beyond complicated
also the guitar edges should fade into pink if thats possible
If you think Gimp is complicated, so are all the alternatives except perhaps etch-a-sketch.
It is easy to lose the docks and hide all the tools. If that happens and you do not know why, then reset to the default Gimp windows using
Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Window Management -> Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values
In use, it is also possible to hide everything using the TAB key. Use the TAB key again or in the Gimp Windows drop down menu, you can restore it there.
Even if you have all the tools and docks showing in the Gimp interface, they are all available from the main Gimp menu. It is just a matter of looking through the Tools menu or the Layers menu or...just have a look. Slower than using point-n-click but there you are.
This a 50 second animation of setting up your image for a bit of erasing, avoiding the tools dock. https://i.imgur.com/vMaJjNW.mp4
Toggle hide docks on off
Make a new layer
Find the color picker tool and pick that pink color.
Find the Bucket Fill tool and fill that new layer
Drop that layer down using the Layer -> Stack menu
Really you do need the layers dock to switch layers but for a jpeg that needs transparency Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel
To blend the subject into the background, yes I would use a layer mask, selection and a gradient. It is a good method.
However the beginner way might be use the eraser tool with a large fuzzy brush and carefully erase around the edges uncovering that pink layer you just made. Something like this: another 50 second animation. https://i.imgur.com/7YSFcGJ.mp4