[Gimp-user] How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...?

[rich2005 <forums gimpusers com>]

> Hi folks,
>
> Graphics newbie here...  
>
> I would like to make part of an image blurry or unreadable.  I have
> photos of an automobile and I would like to blur the license plate
> prior to posting online.
>
> I wasn't sure of the proper terminology so my searches didn't yield
> anything obvious to me.
>
> Can I create a layer first?  Then do I make a rectangular selection
> and do something to that selection?
>
> Any guidance is welcome...!
>
> Many thanks in advance.....

The main thing is work with copies so that the original images are not damaged.

Going onto the web - so jpeg or png format. Then why use layers? 

examples: http://i.imgur.com/Uxrlg0Q.jpg

All sorts of ways, quickest is use the smudge tool and a suitable size brush (1)

Want it tidier? A couple of suggestions. Make a selection and blur; Filters ->  
Blur -> Gaussian blur (2)

or

Make a selection and pixelise Filters -> Blur -> Pixelise (3)

rich: www.gimp-forum.net

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