How can I get only the outline of a selection to select something from the same or di

[Yash Pal]

I have a photo of a stone erected at the entrance to a new part of the town, about a century back. The stone is covered with grime etc and I was trying to bring the photo to a respectable form. A portion is blackened with grime and I want to select it and copy the same area from a clear portion of the photo and paste it. Can any one please enlighten me about how to get only the outline of a selection for this purpose.

Thanks in advance.

[rich2005]

Quote:..how to get only the outline of a selection for this purpose.

Make the selection then put the move tool in selection mode (second icon) to move the selection. Similar for any of the other transform tools look for the selection mode and remember to return to the usual layer mode (first icon) after use.

As an example of workflow, Some screenshots in pairs.

1. Select the area you need to replace.
2. The move tool in selection mode will move the selection 'marquee' to a suitable area.
https://i.imgur.com/08Gfsmx.jpg

3. Copy that selection, then I advise Edit -> Paste as New Layer
4. Kill the selection, Select -> None
5. That new layer is moved back to the original position with the move tool. The move tool is in Layer Mode
6. Then it all depends on the image and requirements. If using Gimp 2.10 the Unified Transform Tool is good. Otherwise, individual transform tools.

https://i.imgur.com/4qoBisG.jpg

7. Tidy up with erase or selection to fit the shape. https://i.imgur.com/Z76oqJU.jpg

[Yash Pal]

Thanks; will try it out.