Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread zed
Robert L Cochran wrote: > The book "Beginning GIMP" by Akkana Peck is really good and always close > by me when I'm using Gimp...which is pretty often these days. Akkana shows [snip] Thank you, Bob. I've just placed an order for the book. Zed -- zed

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread zed
Jaime Seuma wrote: > zed wrote: > > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in > > the centre. > > > > I've copied part

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread Jaime Seuma
zed wrote: > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in the > centre. > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover t

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-29 Thread Robert L Cochran
The book "Beginning GIMP" by Akkana Peck is really good and always close by me when I'm using Gimp...which is pretty often these days. Akkana shows a lot of examples in her book and explains them in a way that is easy to understand. You can quickly be using the same techniques and will feel lik

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Bob Long wrote: > zed wrote: > > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in > > the centre. > > > > I've copied part of

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Greg Chapman wrote: > Hi Zed, > > On 28 Aug 09 23:52 zed said: > > Although not perfect, the result I achieved with feathering is > > reasonably acceptable. What is better, is that I have learnt something. > > I confess that normally I'd use the clone stamp tool for covering some > "blemish"

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Bob Long
zed wrote: > I am very new to The Gimp and, at the moment, floundering :-( > > I want to have some CDs printed with the LinuxMINT logo but the person > printing the CDs for me wants the image modified to remove the 'hole' in the > centre. > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover t

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Zed, On 28 Aug 09 23:52 zed said: > Although not perfect, the result I achieved with feathering is > reasonably acceptable. What is better, is that I have learnt > something. I confess that normally I'd use the clone stamp tool for covering some "blemish" in an image. Using a soft-edged b

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread zed
Greg Chapman wrote: > Hi Zed, > > On 28 Aug 09 02:28 zed said: > > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover the 'hole' but am > > left with the edge of the circle, and have no idea how to blend this > > with the rest of the image. > > When you select the part of the image you want,

Re: [Gimp-user] Modifying an image...

2009-08-28 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Zed, On 28 Aug 09 02:28 zed said: > I've copied part of the image in an ellipse to cover the 'hole' but > am left with the edge of the circle, and have no idea how to blend > this with the rest of the image. When you select the part of the image you want, before copying, apply some feather