04-24-2017, 07:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-24-2017, 08:39 AM by rich2005.
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As well as a typical image, can you describe your workflow. Somewhere along the line you will be missing a step.
EDIT: Well you did describe your workflow. It is going to be selection mode issue. A couple of questions. Is it a 'fancy' border? Very easy to add a plain border using Gimp, even if you erased it. More complicated borders and there are scripts available. With that in mind I will add a FWIW to the following.
As an example, usual background type procedure. lots of screenshots so not in-line
I make a selection, and then invert http://i.imgur.com/vQSsc7V.jpg
Cutting, removes the background including the border. Was a jpeg, no transparency unless you add it. http://i.imgur.com/Xv8Rtdc.jpg
So I try and use the rectangular selection tool to include the border. http://i.imgur.com/L7jF1vz.jpg
The selection mode is default replace and does this http://i.imgur.com/LfdQLkm.jpg
What I can do is put the rectangular selection in intersect mode http://i.imgur.com/aYPpLZS.jpg
Which then gives this: http://i.imgur.com/iw1QoeW.jpg
Gimp being Gimp has more than one way of getting to an end result. Layer mask is good. Quick mask for painting in a selection is possible as well, or a mixture of different methods.
EDIT: Well you did describe your workflow. It is going to be selection mode issue. A couple of questions. Is it a 'fancy' border? Very easy to add a plain border using Gimp, even if you erased it. More complicated borders and there are scripts available. With that in mind I will add a FWIW to the following.
As an example, usual background type procedure. lots of screenshots so not in-line
I make a selection, and then invert http://i.imgur.com/vQSsc7V.jpg
Cutting, removes the background including the border. Was a jpeg, no transparency unless you add it. http://i.imgur.com/Xv8Rtdc.jpg
So I try and use the rectangular selection tool to include the border. http://i.imgur.com/L7jF1vz.jpg
The selection mode is default replace and does this http://i.imgur.com/LfdQLkm.jpg
What I can do is put the rectangular selection in intersect mode http://i.imgur.com/aYPpLZS.jpg
Which then gives this: http://i.imgur.com/iw1QoeW.jpg
Gimp being Gimp has more than one way of getting to an end result. Layer mask is good. Quick mask for painting in a selection is possible as well, or a mixture of different methods.