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How do I achieve this particular effect? - Audrey Hossain - 09-21-2018
My question is a bit hard for me to word, so I instead made a simple illustration to demonstrate what particular effect I'm trying to achieve:
https://imgur.com/ajZOXJp
Basically, I want to do what is shown in the image, but with this weapon:
https://imgur.com/LHBA7C1
Firstly, is this possible on GIMP, if so, what tools may I use?
Any help is welcome.
RE: How do I achieve this particular effect? - rich2005 - 09-21-2018
That is a terrible graphic, full of artefacts.
Best I can suggest: see this screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/XHez97N.jpg
1. Use the fuzzy select tool with settings
2. Addition mode
3. Feather edges with small setting
4. Select by LCh Lightness
5. Click in the areas to select (including any small areas)
Now grow that selection by 1 pixel - Select -> Grow
Fill that selection with black - easiest way, drag the black F/G swatch into the canvas
Invert the selection Select -> Invert Colour pick a grey and fill, same as before
screenshots of that: https://i.imgur.com/SnQxvnN.jpg
Kill the selection Select -> None
There will be bits of touch-up to do, - up to you.
RE: How do I achieve this particular effect? - Audrey Hossain - 09-21-2018
(09-21-2018, 10:19 AM)rich2005 Wrote: That is a terrible graphic, full of artefacts.
Best I can suggest: see this screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/XHez97N.jpg
1. Use the fuzzy select tool with settings
2. Addition mode
3. Feather edges with small setting
4. Select by LCh Lightness
5. Click in the areas to select (including any small areas)
Now grow that selection by 1 pixel - Select -> Grow
Fill that selection with black - easiest way, drag the black F/G swatch into the canvas
Invert the selection Select -> Invert Colour pick a grey and fill, same as before
screenshots of that: https://i.imgur.com/SnQxvnN.jpg
Kill the selection Select -> None
There will be bits of touch-up to do, - up to you.
Thank you for your help, as a newbie I really appreciate this, as one last question, do you advice me to use the Mybrush tool to do the final touch ups, or is there another way?
RE: How do I achieve this particular effect? - rich2005 - 09-21-2018
(09-21-2018, 04:26 PM)Audrey Hossain Wrote: Thank you for your help, as a newbie I really appreciate this, as one last question, do you advice me to use the Mybrush tool to do the final touch ups, or is there another way?
No - not for this sort of silhouette type of image. It is a matter of cleaning up edges mainly. Use a tiny brush and paint in either black or the gray. You can paint in straight lines using click - hold shift down - drag - let go
see: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tutorial-straight-lines.html
something like this: https://i.imgur.com/6gZOH1x.jpg
To give maybe this: https://i.imgur.com/sUC0ftj.png
Next one try and find a better starting point
RE: How do I achieve this particular effect? - Audrey Hossain - 09-21-2018
(09-21-2018, 05:15 PM)rich2005 Wrote:Thanks a lot. Really appreciated the help.(09-21-2018, 04:26 PM)Audrey Hossain Wrote: Thank you for your help, as a newbie I really appreciate this, as one last question, do you advice me to use the Mybrush tool to do the final touch ups, or is there another way?
No - not for this sort of silhouette type of image. It is a matter of cleaning up edges mainly. Use a tiny brush and paint in either black or the gray. You can paint in straight lines using click - hold shift down - drag - let go
see: https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tutorial-straight-lines.html
something like this: https://i.imgur.com/6gZOH1x.jpg
To give maybe this: https://i.imgur.com/sUC0ftj.png
Next one try and find a better starting point