How to Color Gradient match photos in GIMP | Linux Today

How to Color Gradient match photos in GIMP

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2010

“A really simple concept and easy to achieve, however the
results are great – Colour Gradient Match Photos. This technique
can be useful for creating a mood in a photograph taken from
another image. This is more of a quick tip intended to help achieve
certain effects and drive development.

1. Starting

  • Open your chosen image up in GIMP
  • And, your image with the Colours you want
  • Create a New Layer

2.a Two Main Colours – Select

  • To get the 2 main colours, click the Foreground and Background
    Colours
  • Use the Dropper/Pipet to select the colour
  • Select on photo FG and
    BG


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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