[Gimp-user] Best way to fix background pic so text is readable

[GerryPeters <forums gimpusers com>]

> That is so horrible, too small, full of jpeg artifacts, best advice is
> find a better image.
>
> Hope you are not trying to print that
>
> However, since it is so small, dive in with a one pixel brush, use a
> light colour, paint out the dark areas. Then use black and try and
> touch up the text (such as it is)


I just made a snipping tool screen copy of it. that's not the real image, which
is 300 dpi. Can I point to the whitish rock color and match that color? So would
I need to touch up the black text if I was careful not to accidentally color it?

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