03-11-2019, 11:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-11-2019, 04:35 PM by rich2005.
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@Leader344
The best way is experiment. There is no tutorial that reflects the actual state of the images you want to enhance, but there will be a procedure that suits you best.
So this is what I might do, starting with the subject of the thread, heal selection. No way that I apply it blemish-by-blemish, life is too short. Use a quick mask to create a selection. But consider the orientations. Some are best healed all-round, some from sides, some from above & below. You will have to select / apply as required. https://i.imgur.com/c7BJjM3.jpg
Usually no way to avoid using the clone tool somewhere, use a fuzzy brush, but once the blemishes are fixed a quick way to improve over all is duplicate layer, put duplicate into overlay mode. https://i.imgur.com/zOCjdIs.jpg
Then a new from visible and using the gmic plugin http://www.gmic.eu curves filter. More choices than the Gimp curves, this using HSV for a tweak. https://i.imgur.com/JNFB69L.jpg
You could then go further with sharpening etc. Took longer to write this than the editing. However it will be your masterpiece, take your time.
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Gimp 2.8 came out in 2012, Gimp 2.10 just a year ago, so there are lots of tutorials from Gimp 2.8 Have a look at them, although the interface might vary a little, the underlying principles are the same. Try and identify the various docks and dialogues. The tools and tool options are more or less the same, layers, brushes etc only swapped vertically. You have to "read between the lines".
Also, there will always be some clever people who try and make Gimp look like PhotoShop, never a good idea in my opinion, designed to confuse. Similarly avoid those PS tutorials. The end result will be similar but getting there is a whole different procedure.
The best way is experiment. There is no tutorial that reflects the actual state of the images you want to enhance, but there will be a procedure that suits you best.
So this is what I might do, starting with the subject of the thread, heal selection. No way that I apply it blemish-by-blemish, life is too short. Use a quick mask to create a selection. But consider the orientations. Some are best healed all-round, some from sides, some from above & below. You will have to select / apply as required. https://i.imgur.com/c7BJjM3.jpg
Usually no way to avoid using the clone tool somewhere, use a fuzzy brush, but once the blemishes are fixed a quick way to improve over all is duplicate layer, put duplicate into overlay mode. https://i.imgur.com/zOCjdIs.jpg
Then a new from visible and using the gmic plugin http://www.gmic.eu curves filter. More choices than the Gimp curves, this using HSV for a tweak. https://i.imgur.com/JNFB69L.jpg
You could then go further with sharpening etc. Took longer to write this than the editing. However it will be your masterpiece, take your time.
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Quote:..Having GIMP 2.10.8, I find many tutorials etc. that appear to be good doesn't apply to my version when I try to execute them...
Gimp 2.8 came out in 2012, Gimp 2.10 just a year ago, so there are lots of tutorials from Gimp 2.8 Have a look at them, although the interface might vary a little, the underlying principles are the same. Try and identify the various docks and dialogues. The tools and tool options are more or less the same, layers, brushes etc only swapped vertically. You have to "read between the lines".
Also, there will always be some clever people who try and make Gimp look like PhotoShop, never a good idea in my opinion, designed to confuse. Similarly avoid those PS tutorials. The end result will be similar but getting there is a whole different procedure.