Re: [Gimp-user] gif banners

[Mark Morin <mdmpsyd gwi net>]

Without seeing the actual gimp file, I am making certain assumptions. It 
looks like each copy of the background layer is identical. If that is 
the case then multiple copies does not add anything to the final product 
(not 100% accurate as you can play with how one layer interacts with the 
one below it). I was not sure if you were trying to create an animated 
gif. If so, the multiple layers make sense (but not if they are 
identical copies). If you are trying to make an animated gif all you 
need is one layer for the background color placed on bottom (two if you 
want/need different colors for the gif background and text box background).

The transparent areas of the gif are going to allow whatever is below to 
bleed through. The teal is over powering. Try creating a selection the 
size of the gif on a new layer, place it below the gif and play with 
filling it with neutral colors (white, grey, etc.) until you get the 
image looking the way you want it. You can change how the layers 
interact (multiply, darken, etc) as that may improve the image. Once you 
have the image (gif) looking the way you want, add a new layer, placing 
it on bottom and fill that layer with the desired color of your text 
box. Finally, add your text layer anywhere above that base layer.

On 9/13/2016 9:54 PM, nayzwolf6913 wrote:
> > it looks like your original image has transparent elements. Try
> > filling
> > a selection the size of the original image with white and place it
> > below
> > the image. Then fill the entire background with your teal color,
> > placing
> > that layer on bottom. Why so many copies of the background layer?
> Do you mean put a white background on the wolf on each layer then "merge down"
> that with the teal background? I'm still new to all of it but the way I learned
> was to have the text+background layers equal the number of layers in the gif
> image (wolf) then interleave layers that is the reason for the # of layer. Once
> I get it right I will optimize for gif to try to reduce the # of layers,is there
> a better way?