Gimp Tutorial: How to blur backgrounds on portraits

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An excellent and informative tutorial on using DSLR cameras to acheive this effect can be found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAxJRF73vwc

Short-cut keys:

p = paintbrush tool
x = toggle foreground/background colour
[ = decrease brush size
] = increase brush size
ctrl+I = invert selection
ctrl+Z = undo last action
ctrl+F = repeat last filter action
ctrl+shift+A = deselect all
shift+Q = Toggle quick mask

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• GIMP
• tutorial
• gaussian
• blur
• filter
• portrait
• intelligent
• scissors
• selection
• tools
• slr
• dslr
• camera

[heatpopitch]

This is annoying..5 minutes in and I still don't know how to do this. He is VERY SLOW!!

[malgalin]

@heatpopitch select - inverse - blur. Now you know.

[ziggytedly]

awesome. So far the best person who can explain how to use gimp. I'm subscribing.

[malgalin]

Actually, Fotolinq is the best person to explain the gimp, followed very closely by Enselic (who has the advantage of being a developer)

[6Tekkei9]

Wonderful :D

[mayu3g]

without going into action this guy talks alot! this tutorial should have done in 5 mins.

[BBONK95]

@heatpopitch I found this too.. Im not gonna watch the rest.. Sorry!:/

[supercleanog]

Awesome

[haglerhappenings]

Thank you!!! I've been looking for directions to do this. Yay! Can't wait to 'enhance' my recent pictures of my kids!

[igmacool]

"As handsome as I am,I don't really standout there.." Anyways,I just like the way you instruct your tutorials,thanks!

[1LaDyPhReSH]

Thank you so much!! This has helped alot! =DD

[Jgip247]

Thanks!

[GaaraBabyEater]

I have a good camera that does the automatic blur in the background, but there are times when I wish that it would blur more. So this tutorial really did come to the rescue for me. Thanks!