>>5305600Get gimp at
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This description is how I do it in linux, but it should be the same in the windows version:
>Open image - this is now your background layer>right click the layer (in the layer palette) and choose 'new layer from visible' - you now have two identical layers>with the new layer selected, right click the image area and choose colors -> desaturate>you now have a grey layer on top of your background>in the layer palette, right click the gray layer and choose Add layer mask... -> white (full opacity)>pick a brush and paint with black. Wherever you paint, the colours from the background will appear.>if you make a mistake, correct it by painting with white>If you want to make the colours more vivid or change the hue, use filters on your background layer.>for example:>Select the background layer, by clicking it, in the layer palette.>Right click the picture window, select Colors -> hue-saturation. Then play with the sliders>Alternatively: select colors -> colorize for a uniform hueprotips:
>using large images is often easier>I use a rather large, round brush to trace the edges and then do corners and narrow areas with a smaller brush.>Sometimes it's easier to "overdo" an area with a large brush and then clean the edges from the outside, using white.>compare your work with the original, by hiding/viewing the grey layer (toggling the 'eye' in the layer palette)>See where you've painted by hiding/viewing the background layer. This is also good to check if you've missed some spots>zoom in/out using ctrl+scroll wheel>use the scroll wheel to quickly change brush size