Re: [Gimp-user] adding sides to an image

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 04/11/2012 02:01 AM, theolecowboy wrote:
> Well, I thought I was getting a partial hang of how to use part of GIMP, but couldn't get things to work the 
> way I want.  I'm trying to add sides to some images - for example, an image is 250 x 420...I want to make the 
> width 420 by adding sides to the image, each added side being 85 pixels each, centering the image in the 420 
> x 420 image.  I added a new layer, then moved the new layer so that the image was centered...seemed to work.
>
> I then want to add my site's background color to those sides so that the centered image stands out without "interfering" with the site 
> colorations and a "larger image" link appears centered below the total image.  A "bad" image can be seen here: 
> http://shannonwestongifts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_151_152&products_id=548.  What I'm trying to achieve can be seen here ( 
> friend of mine did this for me with a different program):  
> http://shannonwestongifts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5_151_152&products_id=525.
>
> No matter what I've tried, I've been unable to add coloration to the added sides, and reading the layers 
> parts of the manual hasn't provided me with an answer.  Can someone tell me what I need to do after I add the 
> new layer and center the image on top of it?
The right way:

- Image/Canvas size, and center your existing layers in it
- Either use "Layer/Layer to image size" to set one or more layers to 
the size of the canvas or add a new background layer (and set it to the 
size of the canvas) (you cannot paint outside of layers...)