Tutorial in Gimp imaging and design -Blending images -Removing the background of the image -Changing the color of the dress in an image

1. TUTORIAL IN GIMP
v.2.10.2
By: Ralph Emmanuel L. Baesa

2. BLENDING IMAGES IN GIMP

3. 1.) Start with an images to merge.

4. 2. Merge the 2 photos together.
On the Menu Bar, Click File --> Open, then select the photo that will serve as the background
Then for the 2nd photo, click File-->Open as Layers, then select the photo.
The outcome should look like this photo below.

6. 3.) Then add layer mask.
On the Menu Bar,
click Layer---> Mask --->Add Layer Mask
Then a dialog box will appear then click
add.

7. 4.) Take the Gradient tool
Click the GradientTool on the
Tool Bar
Make a gradient from left to right, starting
from the edge of the image and stopping in the
middle of it, to maintain a visible part.Then
click enter.

8. 5.) Merge Down
Then, on the Menu Bar click Layer-->
Merge Down
The image should look like
this.

9. 6.) Superimpose the two images
• Click on the image of the model, and "Select All" then
"Copy.“
• Go to the landscape image, in selection mode, and click
"Paste."
• Move the image to fit as you want.
• Save.

10. Removing the background of the image

11. Open an image in which you want to remove the
background. (In this case, I choose this image
below)

12. This would be the result after you open an image.
Add transparency to the image by using Layer >
Transparency >AddAlpha Channel.

13. On the tool bar, select the fuzzy tool.
Highlight the background of the image you
want remove.Then press delete.

14. The result would look like this.

15. After saving, the image should look like this.

16. Changing the color of the dress.

17. Open the image you’d like to
change the color of its dress.
On the toolbar, select the paths
tool.

18. Using the PathsTool, highlight all the
dress.Then click Enter.
On the Menu Bar, click
Colors  Hue Saturation

19. The Hue-Saturation dialog box appear.
Bring the saturation bar all the way to the left,
taking out all the color in the hair so the new
color doesn’t blend in.
Then, add a new layer.
On the Layer Bar, select New Layer.

20. A new layer dialog box appear. Name it to
“Color”
Change the Foreground Color of whatever
color you like.

21. Then, fill the image of the color you
choose. On the Layers Bar, select the Mode.

22. Then, select Overlay. The image should look like this.

23. Make the outline disappear, choose Select
on the menu.
Select => None
The Image should now look like
this.