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# TJ: how would i sort the colours out?
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 17:21, archived)
# Is there a 'hue' function in what you're using?
Slightly 'sharpening' the face might help.
(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Sat 7 May 2011, 17:26, archived)
# i played with the hue function and his head went from magenta to green ;)
i had a play and managed this:

(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:11, archived)
# Better, doesn't look like a mask now.
(I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Sat 7 May 2011, 18:15, archived)
# Yay... great stuff.....100% better....
Now just try using a soft edged eraser on the bottom bit of his neck to take away the hard edge....
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:15, archived)
# SHIT,, Picky, picky, picky!!
j/k *wink*
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:30, archived)
# Hahaha.... ;-)
You don't know by any chance how to select SOFT edged eraser in gimp do you? I use photoshop and don;t no where the option is in gimp
www.b3ta.com/board/10414497
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:37, archived)
# when you click eraser
there are various options in the panel underneath. will ahve a play!
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:53, archived)
# Apparently this may help if you didn't see it further up the board.....
www.b3ta.com/board/10414539
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 19:09, archived)
# i dont use teh gimp either
I am using Paint Shop Pro 8
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:59, archived)
# much better!
Another tip is to try to select an image that's a similar resolution to the one you're pasting into, then it won't look so blurry.
Or use the 'sharpen' tool, but that can only go so far.

(I helped save b3ta! enceladus, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:23, archived)
# awww shucks, thanks guys
when you say "soft edged eraser" do you mean the blur tool?
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:26, archived)
# No.. blur is not usually any good at blending because it just blurs the edge... which is then as obvious as a seam...
What is meant by a soft edge earser is, click on the easer tool, and then select a soft edged brush, I don;t know how to do this in gimp, but it might be right click the properties of the brush and select of there maybe options in the toolbar once you have selected eraser...

Any gimp users here know how to do it?
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:34, archived)
# you said 'seam' like it's a bad thing :(
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 7 May 2011, 19:39, archived)
# hahaha
superb
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 20:01, archived)
# This is ace.....
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 20:06, archived)
# Maybe increase saturation in the head / decrease in the bg? Greyscale it all as a last resort.
Head's too small also.

But then I'm pretty shit at these things so don't listen to me :)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Sat 7 May 2011, 17:30, archived)
# duplicate the base image and turn it into a colour layer over the top
delete/clone to sort out bad bits. Colour balance also works, but need a lot more practise.
(I helped save b3ta! MrSanity has maybe kicked the WoW habit forever, Sat 7 May 2011, 17:30, archived)
# Thanks for the advice guys, as you can see i am no expert
but i like to have a play: with these


(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 17:37, archived)
# What program are you using?
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 17:49, archived)
# teh GIMP
n00b version ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 17:53, archived)
# I don't know where any of the tools are in gimp or what are available, I use photoshop
But they should be similar,

In photoshop. if you click on image in the tool bar, you'll gat a drop down box, select adjustments and in there you will have tools called, colour balance, hue and saturation, selective colour and channel mixer, the all do pretty much the same job of changing the hue and colour of layers but in slightly different ways, click on these options and just have a play about with them, the more you play the easier it becomes.

Also try blending you object in with a soft edged eraser, this can quite offten take away a hard edge.

Also adjusting the contrast and brightness of the added layer so it matches the base layer also helps...
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:09, archived)
# thanks mate
yeah, gimp has hue/saturation/colour. just seemed to make his face go different colours though!
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:14, archived)
# Don;t know if it's the same in gimp,
But in photoshop when you click on hue and saturation,
When the box appears, appart fron the sliders for hue and satuation, there is an edit box at the top where you can choose which colour you want to edit, like master meaning all the colours, or just the reds or greens or blues ect.... it is really useful to be able to edit individual colours....
(The invisable man Is having a long lazy soak in search, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:21, archived)
# yes! it has these...
will play some more!
(I helped save b3ta! Avast is still alive!!!!, Sat 7 May 2011, 18:27, archived)