Lesson 1 - Starting out and removing the background

[Lü Bu]

And this one (I make it for my avatar:

[Sevasti]

The awesome original pic

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The head separated

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I mucked up a little with his hair and left ear

Adding the head on another body

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Unholy merger

Edit: Second attempt

Original

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Front trooper separated

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Is there any way to smooth out the contour? It looks kind of jagged on the soft materials.

[Astaroth]

Nice results, guys.

@Sevasti: Well, you can use the eraser tool with a small brush to remove some of the jagged pieces. However, it is indeed a somewhat tedious job and might well take a while. You could also try duplicating your object's layer to make the outline sharper and smoother. But despite that, your second try looks very good already. For signatures, avatars and wallpapers it will be edited further or possibly even scaled down anyway so I wouldn't worry too much.

[♔Jean-Luc Picard♔]

How do you get the lines so smooth?

I zoomed in to 800x and lassoed it after clearing out internal spaces. Then i pasted and anchored it onto an alpha background for transparency.

[Sevasti]

Well, you can use the eraser tool with a small brush to remove some of the jagged pieces. However, it is indeed a somewhat tedious job and might well take a while. You could also try duplicating your object's layer to make the outline sharper and smoother.

Yeah, I actually used the eraser fade option in my first attempt but it was like you said, tedious. Thanks for the tip about the double layers, it did make a nice difference.

[Tzar]

I would like to say hi to all students and our professor I'm a bit late but I'll catch up.

Here is my work:




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[Kátz]

Should have removed the noisy parts. I will make another one soon.

[Theodotos I]

Was mine good?

[Lü Bu]

Yes it was!

[Templar Hospitaller]

If you'll look closely, I have a knight atop my Giganotosaurus. Anyway, I think everybody that is going to do the lesson has done it. I'd never thought I'd say this, but I want more lessons!

[NLegari]

If you'll look closely, I have a knight atop my Giganotosaurus. Anyway, I think everybody that is going to do the lesson has done it. I'd never thought I'd say this, but I want more lessons!

You may want to read this post a bit more clearly:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...87#post4927387

Course Sections

1. April 25 - May 2: A basic overview of the program and getting to know the first few of the GIMP's many features.
2. May 2 - May 9: Creating your own avatar, scaling images, adding borders, and more.
3. May 9 - May 16: Making a signature from scratch. Includes for example fading techniques, blending and working with text.
4. May 16 - May 23: Create a wallpaper or banner by utilizing everything we have learned so far. Simple animations will probably also be featured.

As you can see, this is just lesson one...

[Astaroth]

As NLegari pointed out, more lessons will fellow soon. The second lesson is almost ready and should begin within the next few days (Friday at the latest). However, be prepared that it will be significantly bigger than the first one.

Here is the list of all students who have successfully finished this lesson so far. Simply tell me in case I've forgotten you.

• Aster
• Icedie of South
• KingTheoden1
• Scandinavisksoldat
• NLegari
• sinople
• Augustus Lucifer
• PubliusKhannus
• Eol_Nauglamir
• dragonsign
• RobinCato
• Ratbag
• Imperator-Rex
• Nevada
• Atatürk
• atraps
• Roloc
• Theodotos I
• Templar Hospitaller
• sithlord447
• Skandranon Rakshae
• karlost123456789
• Sevasti
• Tzar

Either way, good job guys.

[Conquistatore]

SOrry for the late submission, just got back from holidays and been busy with RL stuff!

I couldn't find the colour to transparency option in the layers menu so I was left with using the lasso tool, although I think I did a pretty good job of the outline considering some of the image was blended with the background !

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Original

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Hope its decent enough

[Lü Bu]

Thanks Astaroth!

[atraps]

Unfortunately i'm not going to be able to finish this class due to real life issues, so I ask to be removed from the class. Sorry for any inconvenience.

[Atatürk]

Another piece of work (second attempt)

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[Lü Bu]

Fabregas?

[Lü Bu]

I hope everyone will watch Man Utd-Arsenal...

[♔Jean-Luc Picard♔]

Another piece of work (second attempt)

Well done, but next time use the spoiler feature please.

[Templar Hospitaller]

There is a Devil Wears Prada Total War? Where can I get my hands on that!