@marigolden
With this project I think you are learning all kinds of new tools and techniques and that a good thing. All learning in gimp is good and will serve you later.
For this particular project you might consider trying something different and try using the path tool to extract the snowman from the background. I'm not saying it will be easy, but understanding the path tool will help you immensely if you plan to use gimp for more than a few projects. It is the best way if you are trying for precision results.
I apologize for the length of the video, but my eyes and dexterity are not what they use to be. It's meant just to show you what's possible and the results. Feel free to speed it up.
Snowman Path.xcf (Size: 660.26 KB / Downloads: 160)
With this project I think you are learning all kinds of new tools and techniques and that a good thing. All learning in gimp is good and will serve you later.
For this particular project you might consider trying something different and try using the path tool to extract the snowman from the background. I'm not saying it will be easy, but understanding the path tool will help you immensely if you plan to use gimp for more than a few projects. It is the best way if you are trying for precision results.
I apologize for the length of the video, but my eyes and dexterity are not what they use to be. It's meant just to show you what's possible and the results. Feel free to speed it up.
Snowman Path.xcf (Size: 660.26 KB / Downloads: 160)