Removing photo backgrounds with The Gimp (free photo editing software)

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@TheMrbanny123 Firefox + DownThemAll addon is your friend.

[byakugan422]

dude u have big ass hairy arms

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@byakugan422 Hell, yes... and don't you forget it! ;P

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

My name isn't WildForrestMonkeyBoy for nothing...

[UjjeeyMonty]

hey...this is gimp..XD..i can see dog's head biting brush..o.O

[TheMiss12321]

Lmfao @ 7:38 He made a typo... O_.

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@TheMiss12321 Me? Nevar!

[TheMiss12321]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy Lmao . x3

[RunescapePkKing12]

how do i just cut out one little object in a picture??

[themikester223]

When I looked at the thumbnail I thought it was blood on his hand lol

[Krowe2020]

@themikester223 me too! lol! i thought he was doing some blood and gore thing ... showing the muscle under the skin. lol

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@Krowe2020 If you play the video backwards, you'll also hear references to worshipping ancient astronauts.

[Krowe2020]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy .... oh, so i was right ... it is actually blood disguised by wild strawberries!!

[PotatoRichards]

What general computer software do you have? e.g Mac, Windows.... ?

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@PotatoRichards Linux with a KDE desktop. Mac / Windows are a bit limited for me. It's cool if they suit you though. Whatever works.

[lrakarid1]

just wanted to point out that at 7:35 ish you made a spelling mistake on number 9. Apart from that....great vid dude, thanks, just what i was looking for.

[MrManguy17]

gay. this is photoshopped

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@MrManguy17 lol. You don't actually know what the interface for either Gimp *or* Photoshop actually look like... do you?

[MrManguy17]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy no, this shit is fake this isnt photoshop i know that the guy photoshopd the image and then called it a new thing called gimp cos he links bondage

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@MrManguy17 Love you too, dude. Feel free to drop by my "linked bondage" studio any time and I'll show you how to use the Gimp. Should be good for a laugh.

[MrPirateking619]

vid didnt ve 9:16 sec

[madman18lucky]

Or you could just render it? That's just me :)

[dopeassdork]

I believe those are raspberries not strawberries.

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@dopeassdork Nah. They're wild strawberries from our yard. The wild ones are just smaller than the ones you get in the shop. We have raspberries, too, but they grow in thorny bushes, not flat on the ground.

[youngmonster32]

this music.........made me go pee

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@youngmonster32 Awesome. That's the effect I was going for! ;P

[sonicfan811]

if you zoom out on that photo it looks like it scraped the skin off his hand,gross 

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@sonicfan811 Ah, I see you caught my carefully hidden pro-zombie agenda... Maybe you should come around to my place to talk about it over... a bite to eat.

[megandsirus]

Brilliant :) but just one question..

How when i open my cut out image into a new background, how do i keep it as just the bit i cut out when i move the image? (as soon as i move it, i am moveing the cut out section so that i get the background instead of the image - so in my case, i get a horse shape, but just the background/some parts of the horse from the original photo) it's kind of hard to explain..

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@megandsirus Not sure if I understand you. Sounds like you may have the layer mask selected instead of the image. Bring up the layers dialogue (Ctrl / Option plus the "L" key). You'll see your layer has a small colour thumbnail (the image) and a black and white thumnail (the layer mask) at the end. Try clicking on the colour one and see if that helps.

[BikeDareDevils]

i always use this

[rgarayt]

Congrats on a truly well-made instructional video. You present the info in easy to follow steps, level of detail is on the mark, you repeat the important steps with clear emphasis (nice touch), your instructions are pre-written and well-thought out and the music is unobtrusive. Of the dozen or so videos I've watched on doing "removing background in GIMP" yours stands out as the best presentation so far. Thank-you

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@rgarayt Cool beans. Happy to be of service. Thanks for the encouragement!

[Reggaeman4u]

Thank you very much

Reggaeman

[GoogieTomz]

im trying to use that at manycam, so i can have a hat but it doesnt work?

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@GoogieTomz - A bit hard to help without any more info. In what way did it not work? What did you try and what happened?

[science247]

can't you just use the scissors? invert the selection, feather it, and cut? it's pretty near perfect and as far as i'm concerened i don't like to be this specific. unless it's important. there is always the fuzzy brush as well.

But great job. another bit of information to add to the gimp mind

oh BTW great job on Tutorial. i liked the way it flowed. unlike other people who. type everything on a notepad as there doing it. wasting valuable time.

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@science247 Thanks! Yes, there's always a bunch of ways of making a selection (quickmask, flood tool, ctrl+lasso select, magic scissors etc). Really, the art is to know them all, including their strengths and weaknesses and combine the tools best suited to the image. That's a bit much for a beginner tute, though, so I stuck to one approach. :)

[Cheesecake614]

Lol What a name for a program 'Gimp' :')

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@Cheesecake614 - Says "Cheesecake614" lol! Go watch pulp fiction and be afraid... Still, at least it doesn't sound like a poster store ("Photo Shop"?!). heheh

[zxcdfgyui91]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy She Was Just Kidding And Bam U Start Insulting Her? Common Its Isnt Worth It ...

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@zxcdfgyui91 Yeah I can see she was kidding around.. so was I! lol. Like someone titled "WildForrestMonkeyBoy" can be serious about names... :P

[ELEENHEARTSYOUx3]

Thankyou for this ! It's very useful for me ! :D

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@ELEENHEARTSYOUx3 Glad it helped! Pay it forward. :)

[demon6700]

wow i went to a year of graphics class and i have no idea how to use gimp

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@demon6700 Gah. What are they teaching kids these days? Fire your teacher. ;)

[NlCK93]

thanks 

[XDetectiveGirlX]

but i need to export it

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@XDetectiveGirlX Just go to the File menu and choose Save As... or Save a Copy

[blahroom210]

ok here we go again with the blue background. How the fuck did the background become blue? Help me dammit. I'm getting frustrated through this bullshit. People need to work on their fucking instructions.

[londonlad777]

in part 2 after selecting my foreground, when i click the brush my foreground becomes unselected? help please?

[cosmiccandy]

@londonlad777 you dont click on the brusg tool: once the background goes blue you are automatically enabled to brush over it. You can adjust the scale of the brush within the 'foreground select' tab area.

[chilloutman123]

lol step 9 push SHIT+Q XD

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

@chilloutman123 Oh dear... o_O

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

Feel free  to post your more exciting version... :)

[Thps3Redwire]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy lol BURNED

Nce tut it helped alot.. damn transperancy

[Engineyugipok]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy Well any version would be boring...

[HOMEnHIGH]

@WildForrestMonkeyBoy ..."Feel free  to post your more exciting version... :)"...bahahahahha...top answer....just downloading gimp now...good vid maaan....

[AmberrrHellzYEAH]

Tribal music?

[MrGolmal]

this vid healped me alot

[MrTubeMonkey]

You have to save it as an image format vegas recognises that also has an alpha. .png is your best option, or if you have trouble with that try .tif. I think there's an option you need to use in Vegas to enable it, too.

Ironically, although I actually own a legal copy of Vegas pro on Windows, I haven't used either in years since switching to Linux, so my memories a bit rusty. Anyway, hope this helps!

[heartofalion26]

hey. have you ever used a photo mask? Would you be able to make a tutorial? I can't find one. you know what I mean by photo mask. Like you google photo mask and they give you (usually) a black shape and you use it to make your picture that shape. I have no clue how to do it in gimp! this was very informative.

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

No probs. Pay it forward! :)

[sk8mate23]

thanks ur the best!!!

[Tabernath]

Thanks a lot for this. It helped me greatly!

[WildForrestMonkeyBoy]

Glad it helped! There's other ways too, like using the path tool to trace the edge and then selecting "Path to selection". This method is fast and easy for new users to understand though, when used on images with a pretty clear difference between foreground and background.

Anyway, glad it helped and happy Gimping!