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Help & Guidance => Site/Forum Help => Topic started by: JackobLoveu on November 24, 2012, 03:20:19 pm

Title: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: JackobLoveu on November 24, 2012, 03:20:19 pm

Okay I download GIMP, and when I open it and put a screenshot (FH) in it, But I dont understand how to make the background black and make big letters. (Sorry if this confusing)

Title: Re: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: ShadowClasher on November 24, 2012, 03:30:24 pm

First, when you open it, make sure it's on RGB Color. Then there should be a paint can in the Toolbox that should pop up. Change the color to black and then you can make the background back -- But if it's FH you might want to use regular old paint brush because the paint filler only fills that section of whatever it is. They're should also be a Text option in the toolbox you can press. c: Good luck!

Kiri~

Title: Re: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: Ruby1234 on November 24, 2012, 04:42:37 pm

I'm just adding to what Kiri said about the paint can tool. c:
As said, it only fills in a section, so to make the background black, you may want to press U and use the Fuzzy select tool. Just click on the area that's supposed to be black, and it will select a portion of it. Then press shift and keep clicking all around until everything but the character is selected, and then just paint it in black.

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Another (slightly easier) way, is to take the lasso tool, (press F) and draw a bubble cut line around your character,
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa400/xRuby1234x/FH%20and%20IT%20Album/GIMPFHStep1.png)

And then it will select it, like this
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa400/xRuby1234x/FH%20and%20IT%20Album/GIMPFHStep2.png)

Now press U, and then hold down shift, and click in some areas in the bubble to add them to the selection, like this,
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa400/xRuby1234x/FH%20and%20IT%20Album/GIMPFHStep3.png)

Once you've gotten everything but the character selected, you can paint it in black;
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa400/xRuby1234x/FH%20and%20IT%20Album/GIMPFHStep4.png)

Hope that helps a bit. c:

Title: Re: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: JackobLoveu on November 24, 2012, 10:30:20 pm

Thanks guys ;) Another question.. I do I put fancy letters? (Like DoctorFlob..)

Title: Re: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: Ruby1234 on November 24, 2012, 10:37:09 pm

Fancy letters can be painted on, just by taking the paintbrush tool and writing them, or they can be a font that you download.

Title: Re: Having a hard time with GIMP.
Post by: JackobLoveu on November 24, 2012, 10:46:12 pm

Ruby, your first post is making me confused... :/