Tutorial
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I will change this:

To This:

First open you image:

Then Press Ctrl + D to Duplicate the Image.
Now you will have two images. Make the duplicated one (the one that says untitled) black and white:

Then Do This:

After you have done that, press Ctrl + A then Ctrl + C. After that close that window.
Then Add A Layer:

Leave The Pixels How They Are and Make Sure you have the transparency clicked on.
Now after you have the background press Ctrl + V it should look like this:

After that press the little anchor button in that menu under the layers.
Now it should look like this:

Now add a layer mask by doing this:

Then Select The Brush Tool:

IF YOUR MENU DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MINE... press Ctrl + Shift + B
Now brush what ever you want in the picture:

And Voila!
Any Questions? PM me.

To This:

First open you image:

Then Press Ctrl + D to Duplicate the Image.
Now you will have two images. Make the duplicated one (the one that says untitled) black and white:

Then Do This:

After you have done that, press Ctrl + A then Ctrl + C. After that close that window.
Then Add A Layer:

Leave The Pixels How They Are and Make Sure you have the transparency clicked on.
Now after you have the background press Ctrl + V it should look like this:

After that press the little anchor button in that menu under the layers.
Now it should look like this:

Now add a layer mask by doing this:

Then Select The Brush Tool:

IF YOUR MENU DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MINE... press Ctrl + Shift + B
Now brush what ever you want in the picture:

And Voila!
Any Questions? PM me.
Tutorial Comments
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Very nice. :)
By JennyThePirate on Nov 8, 2009 5:52 pm
GOOD JOB!
By theerinkal on Apr 15, 2009 8:25 pm
i tried saving the pix many time, but it gave me back the original pix.
how r u supposed to save it?
teach me, pls.
By sakira89 on Dec 6, 2008 4:53 am
thankz 4 da tutortial it really helpz
By EmoSceneQueenx3 on Aug 9, 2008 9:02 pm
how do u add a layer? I pressed Ctrl+L but everytime i do dat and press Ctrl+v it doesnt work
By char_fan09 on Jul 14, 2008 2:24 pm
awesome! i love gimp! i'm gonna try this later! :D
By letthemeatcake on Jun 27, 2008 10:29 pm
you forgot what to do after you put in the ADD LAYER MASK. :/
By beautifulreaction on Feb 12, 2008 5:33 pm
wonderful =] thanks
By Cataclysm on Jan 23, 2008 6:38 pm
its called GIMP
By speakerboxx123 on Jan 14, 2008 7:10 pm
hi!
what kind of photo/paint shop do you have?=]
By ChristinaxNguyen on Jan 13, 2008 11:13 pm
Tutorial Details
Author |
speakerboxx123
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Submitted on | Dec 15, 2007 |
Page views | 15,711 |
Favorites | 43 |
Comments | 11 |
Reviewer |
IVIike
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Approved on | Dec 17, 2007 |