
Activate the bucket tool using the command ‘Shift+B’ and then click inside the selected portion to fill it up.Create a selection near the main point of interest in the image. Hit F to activate the freeform select feature.Set the "Initialize Layer Mask to" to White. Choose ‘Add Layer Mask’ by right-clicking on the "Vignette" layer.This will cause a noticeable darkening of the image. In the Layers dialog, select the "Vignette" layer and then choose Soft light from the "Mode" drop-down box.Choose ‘Foreground Color’ as the ‘Layer Fill Type’. Use Ctrl+L to open the Layers dialogue.Select File- Open to open an image in GIMP.Once done, check the colored portion once again to see if there are gray spots left.Use the Undo option if your color crosses the boundaries accidentally. Zoom in as you go closer to the boundaries of the colored portions.Select the ‘Add Layer Mask’ option by right-clicking on the black-and-white layer. Fix the pasted image by using the anchor button in the Layers dialog. Next paste the image on the color image window. Select All on the B&W photo and then copy.The original color image should be chosen in the Image drop down box. Press Ctrl +L to activate the Layers dialog.Once done, you should get it back to the RGB mode. Press Ctrl + L in order to get the image decomposed into layers.Select the Decompose option by clicking on the Image and then the Mode option.
GIMP TUTORIALS SELECTIVE COLORIZATION HOW TO
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Make the side and the underside of a rounded face appear darker if you are trying to stretch the face a bit. Lighten the portion lying between the cheekbones and the center. You can make a long face appear short by darkening the jaws, the area below the cheekbones, and the forehead while avoiding to make too many changes near the mouth or nose. We have listed a few tips on how you can create ideal contouring for faces of different shapes. Using the Dodge and Burn tool, you can change the facial contour through an appropriate use of light and shadows.
