Re: [Gimp-user] Background color

[Gary Montalbine <gmontalbine cox net>]

On 06/08/2013 09:38 AM, Maurizio Loreti wrote:
> This works for me (GIMP 2.8.4):
> Menu windows -> dockable dialogs -> colors; select a yellow foreground color
> File -> new; choose correct x-y values; Advanced options: Fill with ->
> foreground color

This worked. In advanced options I found that I had the color space set 
to grayscale. I changed this to RGB and I now have my yellow background 
color.

Thanks for your help. Gary
> OR:
> Fuzzy select color tool; left click on the background to select it
> Bucket fill tool; in the tool options: check fill with foreground color;
> check fill whole selection
> Left-lick
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Gary Montalbine <gmontalbine cox net
> <mailto:gmontalbine cox net>> wrote:
>
>     I have an oval photo here:
>
>     http://knottsislandonline.com/__kiscrapbook/miller.html
>     <http://knottsislandonline.com/kiscrapbook/miller.html>
>
>     I am trying to get the white background changed to yellow to match
>     the web page. I have followed the instructions in the GIMP manual
>     for bucket fill, Foreground Select Tool, edit>fill with fg or bg
>     color. Nothing works. The only color I can get is black when the
>     fg/bg option is black. In the toolbox I have changed both fg and bg
>     to yellow. Still no change. I would like to change a new canvas to
>     the yellow bg color and then copy and paste my image onto it. How
>     can I do this?
>     Thanks, Gary
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