Removing Elements from an Image in GIMP
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| The simplest way to remove an element from the image is to use the eraser tool. However, erasing part of the image leaves an empty space where the element was removed. A better way to remove an element from an image may be to cover it up. You can select a section of the image and cover it with a plain color or a pattern using the bucket fill toolthe tipping paint can in the toolbox. The section is filled with a color from the foreground/background colors, whichever you select. However, covering the element to be removed with a solid color is seldom the solution. In most cases, the element is on grass, water, snow, or other backgrounds. The element being removed needs to be covered by its background. For instance, in Figure 13-7, there's a telephone pole in the background, between the camera and a distant house with snow, a house, and the sky as its background. You can remove the telephone pole by covering the bottom section with the color of the snow, the middle section with the color of the house behind it, and the top part with the color of the sky. The clone tool from the GIMP toolbox is useful for covering elements with their background. The clone tool copies a section of a picture from one place and adds it in a different place. Thus, you can copy a section of the background and place it over the element to be removed. The clone tool icon in the toolbox looks like a rubber stamp. It's in the bottom row of the tool icons shown in the section, "The GIMP Toolbox," earlier in this chapter. When you click the clone tool button, the clone options display in the bottom section of the toolbox. The brush size determines the size of the section that is copied. Click Brush to select a different brush size. To move a section of the image from one location to another, follow these steps:
With practice, any figure in an image can be removed by covering it up with the background behind it so that the replacement looks natural. |
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