Re: [Gimp-user] How to change colors of patterns

[Dennis <gimp-forums mgssub com>]

Akkana Peck wrote on 1/22/21 9:54 AM:
> Dennis writes:
> > How do I change the shade/color of a pattern?
>
> There are lots of ways. The easiest first step is to use the
> Hue-Saturation dialog (or Hue-Chroma, if you prefer) and drag the
> sliders around, especially the Hue slider.
>
> If that doesn't do what you want, another way is:
>
> - make a new layer on top of your image
>
> - fill that layer with a solid color (now you'll only see the color,
>    but your pattern is still there underneath)
>
> - In the Mode menu in the Layers dialog, go through the whole list
>    one by one, setting the mode on the solid-color layer and seeing
>    the effect on the image. (Hint: once you've clicked on the Mode
>    menu once, it has focus and you can cycle rapidly through the
>    modes by pressing the down- arrow key).
>
> Of course, the top layer doesn't have to be a solid color. You can
> paint different colors on it corresponding to different parts of
> your base image, so the same layer mode will turn different parts
> of the image different colors. You can get all kinds of surprising
> and interesting effects depending on how the top color combines with
> the bottom color in different layer modes.
>
>          ...Akkana

Akkana;

Thanks for the quick response! That first method sounds like 
exactly what I want to do. The second one sounds interesting 
also. I think I'll try that for some other things I am 
considering!

Many Thanks!
Dennis