How To Recolor Anything On Gimp With Pictures

You will see a preview of the image on the right-hand side of the pop-up when it’s selected.

If you’re prompted to convert the image profile to a compatible color scale for GIMP, click Convert for the best results.

This option will open a new pop-up titled “Create a New Layer. "

In some versions of GIMP, you may see “Layer Fill Type” instead of “Fill with. " If you have a “Layer Type” option, you can set it to “Normal. "

In some versions of GIMP, you may see “Layer Fill Type” instead of “Fill with. " If you have a “Layer Type” option, you can set it to “Normal. "

This will give softer edges to your selection. You can increase the Radius value under the “Feather edges” option for even softer edges.

Make sure the new, transparent layer is selected on the right-hand side, and not the original picture. When you finish the outline, you’ll see dashed lines around your selection.

Again, make sure the new, transparent layer is selected on the right-hand side; not the original image.

By default, the layer mode should be set to “Normal. "

Make sure that this is a separate layer than the “Color Mode” layer you may use with the Bucket Fill tool above.

This tool will allow you to manually paint new colors on the pictures. Optionally, you can adjust your paintbrush stroke’s size, angle, hardness and other attributes on the bottom-left section.

Make sure the new, transparent layer you created for the paintbrush process is selected on the Layers list. Do not select the original picture here.

You should be painting on the transparent “Hue” layer, and not the original picture.

This will open your right-click options.

This will merge all your layers, and create one, single image layer with all your recoloring work saved.

Some image formats like JPEG may prompt you to select an image quality in an extra pop-up. If you’re prompted, you can optionally adjust the properties here, and click Export to finalize.