>Hello, everyone. I followed the Gimp video tutorial for background >removal. Everything seemed to go as directed until it came time to >delete that background layer from the image so that the foreground >image remained. Once I deleted the background layer I selected, the >whole image showed as nothing but a transparent frame. Can anyone tell >me what I did wrong? I have attached my screen shots of what resulted. >Thank you in advance. --Kim
Unfortunately your screenshots do not provide much in the way of information. Make a full interface shot like the attached (Gimp 2.8) and give the version of Gimp (2.8 or 2.10 ) together with your computer operating system (Windows / linux / OSX) The only thing you can say is your selection could be better. Apart from that, the procedure might be 1. Make sure the image has an alpha-channel (for transparency) Layer -> Transparency -> Add alpha channel 2. Make a selection around the bit you want to keep. Various tools for this free-select / scissors / foreground select. Fuzzy/Colour select best on plain backgrounds. All depends on the image. 3. Invert the selected foreground Select -> Invert 4. Cut the selection Edit -> Cut 5. Select -> None You do not need more than one layer, except often a light grey under shows up any edge errors. Save as a .xcf keeps layers / selections etc. Export as a png for a flattened image with transparency. Out of interest, which video tutorial? There are other ways of extracting a foreground, the Gimp plugin g'mic has a useful filter. rich: www.gimp-forum.net Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1038/original/before-cut.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1039/original/after-cut.jpg -- rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
