>>On 02/17/2011 03:00 AM, Suntot wrote: >>> Well, I am new at this. Not even sure if what I am attempting is >>> possible. I am trying to change a specific color in an image. If I >>> use 'color selection' the edges don't change color. So I am trying >>> to use color to alpha... But, when I select by color, it seems to >>> select all similar color in the area, thus when I add a new layer >>> it does the change the color I wanted to change, but it also >>> changes the rest of the image with a similar color tone. What can I >>> do to precisely select a specific color or portion of an image with >>> color to alpha? >>> > >>Color-to-alpha only applies to the selection, so you can restrict its >>effects by doing a selection first. For instance to remove a >> background, >>use the wand to get a rough selection of the background, grow the >>selection by a couple of pixels so that it includes the edges of the >>foreground, and perform color-to-alpha. > > > I tried doing a selection but since both colors are similar it selects > all. Changed selection thresholds and it still doesn't work. Here is > what I am trying to change: > http://www.weddingclipart.com/wca/edittemplate.do?template=218069 > > I am trying to change the colors of the scrolls on the wedding > invitation. The dark blue into a red, the lighter into a black. Yet I > can't seem to get it to work flawlessly. Please help. thanks
Use Colors->Threshold. You can then make an image like http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/images/threshold.png Then do what you want with it. Just note that the scrolls are mirrors and reflection of one basic element, so you should be able to reconstruct easily -- Owen _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
