Re: [Gimp-user] Change background and leave foreground

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

Fran,

The general principle is:

1. Select objects with selection tools.

2. Cut and paste them to a new layer above the original layer (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Shift+V).

3. Change the background layer so that the object are unaffected.

There are many ways to select objects. I suggest you have a go at http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tool-foreground-select.html.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Francine Moore <moorhouse shaw ca> wrote:

Hello,

 

I have been trying to change the background color of the photographs of jewelry I took. It is too grey, and I want to change it to white. Each time I try to do this, it changes the whole picture to white instead of just the background. Can someone tell me how I can keep the foreground without losing it, and change the background color.

 

 

Your assistance would be most appreciated.

 

Fran

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