12-13-2019, 05:22 PM
(12-13-2019, 03:28 PM)jimindt Wrote: Well, that sort of helped.
I outline the model, then create the layer mask with the white border. I Click on the layer mask. The model disappears and a vague outline remains on the checkerboard.
I then go click on the Bucket Fill icon. Immediately upon doing that, the outline vanishes. I try to bucket fill where the model was outlined. Nothing happens.
I'm stumped. It's pretty much where I was before. What step am I missing?
PS Tried the Invert suggestion. Once again the outline vanishes and I have nothing.
TIA,
Jim
Guessing you do not have the layer mask active.
A quick 1 minute 45 second demo. Concentrate it is quick. Using foreground select, although you can use any of the selection tools as long as you get the 'marching' ants border. https://youtu.be/VeY5ajRuKFc (bit of an oops, I referred wrong gimp user )
As a exercise. any image, make a black layer mask, make it active (white border), paint in the image canvas with a white brush to uncover the image. Not difficult to understand. Black = transparent White = Opaque.