vintageify a vector

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(10-27-2022, 12:41 PM)trini Wrote: hi gimpers,

i found the solution! (and yes @rich2005, originally the lion picture i downloaded to edit, is a vector)

1. i downloaded a pic with old wood
2. put in new layer
3. mode on "remove color"
4. selected black color
5. go to lion layer
6. cmd + X

et voilà - the effect i wanted :-)

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before...

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after...

That's clever.

I did tried it, and made a tiny twist (I forbid myself to use any "select" tool for this type of selection, and I wanted more control on the thickness of the transparency of the vertical stripes, and you got some dark pixels with selection on your image  )

• The wood above the lion
  
• Wood on Erase Color mode
  
• Right click on the wood layer > New from Visible
  
• Untick visibility of all the layers below
  
• On the new visible layer, go to Layer > Transparency > Threshold Alpha, slider near the end (alpha is barely visible, that's why put the slider near the end) play with it to chose how thick or thin can be the transparent areas inside the lion
  

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In all case, you did a great job