I've always just gone through all the edges to remove the background manually, even with very detailed pictures. This video saves a lot of my time, thanks a lot!
What an OG. I remember watching your tutorials for fun years ago, and I've come back so many times now because of club activities in school. Thanks, Nick!
This guide is like a treasure trove of tools! As a beginner with Photo Editting tools, this is incredible! What I ended up needing was the Paths Tool! Thank you for this, Nick!
I am so relieved to find this video! I've watched half a dozen by other creators that A.) have their screen all customized - so it's hard to follow where they are going. B.) Talk and move their cursor SO Fast that it's difficult to track and retain instructions in fragments where the visual and the audible instructions don't sync up. And C.) Use terminology that a beginner probably has no idea what is meant without a brief explanation - that I was very near giving up! Nick - You ROCK! I've subscribed to your TH-cam channel and am going to check out your website. I'm hoping your GIMP Series is something that I can afford!
I can only say wow and wow with all of your videos, you just help probably a young designer that can't afford expensive adobe tools, I wish you make it to million of followers, you deserve this effort. Salute.
This is the most comprehensive video about removing background using GIMP. I was curious about how to perform the "history brush" on GIMP and now I know it. Thank you so much!
I am SO glad I found this video and will definitely be checking out your whole series on GIMP. Thank you so much for getting right to the instruction, clear and concise. I had been through so many other videos and not understanding, was lost. Now I’ve got a good chance! Excellent!
Excellent tutorial as usual Nick. I never knew the threshold could be adjusted with up and down movements. One other thing you could have mentioned though, is that the default colors of the foreground select tool, can be changed to your liking. Eg if you do not like the blue, or if need a color other than blue, to be more visible for a particular image . Thanks for explaining these tools in such a clear and concise manner.
This is by far the best tutorial I've seen regarding GIMP. It's been exceedingly helpful, thank you. I'll definitely be referring to your videos for any future help I need.
OMG- That was so great- I have spent many hours Googeling this exact thing- but every time it does not really work as I have a different image where a different method is better. You sir, are awesome.
These tutorials are amazing! Finally a good reason to not spend a chunk of my savings on Photoshop and the more expensive Photoshop tutorials by third party experts.
Great tutorial, as always! Maybe there's something I'm doing wrong, but when I work on posters, with images blown up, I always use a white layer mask and a brush to make backgrounds or areas transparent, or even repaint fine hairs. It takes a long time but it's the most thorough approach and looks flawless in poster size.
Great video! I am new to GIMP, and I used #2 "Select By Color" . I removed the colors in the image as described, however, once I deleted the colors I could not exit Select By Colors. In most application hitting ESC would end the function. So simple question, how do you leave once you have deleted the colors?
Your tutorials are fantastic. Succinct, clear, and hit all the necessary points we need to accomplish the task we need for the photograph. Thank you so much!
Nick, I've been using graphics applications (apps) since 1995. I started with Corel Draw 3, graduated to JASC Paint Shop Pro 5, updated to Pro 7 and that's where I stayed until it would no longer run as effectively as it did before the last update on Windows 10. That was 3 months ago. I switched to Gimp 2.8 and now using 2.10.24. I followed your instructions in your first example of "1. FUZZY SELECT" to remove my image.xcf's background... I followed your instruction exactly... step by step. I had my browser open on one screen watching your video, and Gimp loaded on my main screen. When I clicked on the image the dark pink colored mask immediately covered the whole image. I re-watched the video to see if I missed something. I did not miss any of the steps. I can't for the life of me figure out why... after selecting the Fuzzy Select Tool and clicking on my XCF (Gimp format extension) image that the mask would be a solid color covering the whole image. Do you have an idea why that is happening?
Awesome!.. I was struggling to learn this feature. Many different developers were showing one of these options that you showed. It was so confusing. But with one master stroke you have showed all in this one video.. Great! You are a real Master.
Thanks for the video.... When using the fuzzy select tool, I'm able to select much of the background, but when I hit delete, nothing happens. Any ideas?
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
Thanks for this video showing how to use the Fuzzy Select Tool, and even though I have used the Select by Colour to remove a background slow and steady, I really love your speedy method and will be trying it out shortly ..
I've been using the threshold bar for fuzzy select. I did not know about the "click and drag" method. One issue I've been having with the path tool is adding additional points to an existing path. The layer mask method is something I did not already know. I will check your link to the full tutorial, thank you.
So concise, others guys spend 15 minutes just to describe one of your methods. (Davies Media Design) Those other fools don't seem to realize that GIMP is not intuitive, and most people are coming to them under extreme frustration and hours of nearly pointless progress. At that point 15 minutes drives people crazy. (the straw that broke...) But I would like to know how to accurately outline part of an image accurately.
That was amazing. Thank you so much! I done most of those already but didn't know about the short-cuts or the layer masks and Foreground select. I'ma gonna need them for a new project so GRACIAS!
What I do is scaling it up, go around the edge between Background and Foreground with a thin Eraser. Then delete transparent color (might have to play around with treshold), select the Foreground with high treshold Fuzzeselect, invert the selection and delete the Background like that. Quite time consuming, but a perfect result☺️
this method would actually break when the subject has fine edges, like hair and stuff. you'd go cray cray whizzing around the eraser for hours, only to realise that half of it is still left lol
And here I thought I learned all there is to learn with using GIMP. This video proves that I do not in fact know all there is to learn with using GIMP. I will now utilize these methods that were shown in this video.
Excellent! I couldn't use the delete key during any of this! Turns out Gimp 2.0 is naturally keyboard short-cut disabled, so you have to enable it! This gave me other tools to use while I figured it out
Very nice - as usual. If I should 'critizise' anything, it's that not everyone has or uses a US-setup for their keyboard. Just something to consider when you use keyboard shortcuts.
@@LogosByNick You're the absolute best tutor I've come across for both Inkscape and GIMP on the web. Very inspiring and helpful, so I didn't want to come across as mean or disrespectful. Thank you for all you've done for the community.
I would recommend using/constructing a Layer Mask in almost all these cases, instead of just creating a selection and deleting to transparency. You can take your time and refine the mask by painting black and white with any tools or color curve adjustments you like. Detail got clipped out? Paint white into the mask. Background creeping in? Paint black into the mask. X key lets you toggle easily if your foreground and background brush colors are black and white.
Thanks as always Nick! Just did a whole teams worth of player cards for an online recruiting announcement...used the free selection tool which did well but will definitely play around with these...they were girls so the hair parts were challenging to get right.
Minor (minor) point. Sometimes a guy wants to blur the background rather than delete it. Perhaps with a gradient, so it happens gradually, from here to there. Software is cheaper than a F1.2 portrait lens. Good tutorial. I learned a trick or two.
Great tutorial, I like the different techniques used, I now use some of these to help create thumbnails on my TH-cam channel and other types of artwork, keep up the good work, thanks 👍
Hi Nick, you've helped me out tremendously with random projects in my life! Anyway, I'm trying the first way you presented (fuzzy select tool) it won't hold the selection. I'll drag my cursor down and I see the purple overlay, but once I let go of the click, it doesn't "hold" onto that section that I want to delete. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
I've always just gone through all the edges to remove the background manually, even with very detailed pictures. This video saves a lot of my time, thanks a lot!
0:44 Method 1: Fuzzy Select
1:54 Method 2: Select by Color
2:45 Method 3: Paths
3:40 Method 4: Layer Masks
5:15 Method 5: Foreground select
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Method 4 is the coolest most reliable technique, Nick is an artist.
JEJAK OM
@@SnackKingOfficial Yes, method 4 is by far the easiest. Save me the last minute!
Thank you. This is such a time saver.
What an OG. I remember watching your tutorials for fun years ago, and I've come back so many times now because of club activities in school. Thanks, Nick!
I use this daily for my TH-cam thumbnails. These methods here save so much time. Your the man!
This guide is like a treasure trove of tools! As a beginner with Photo Editting tools, this is incredible! What I ended up needing was the Paths Tool! Thank you for this, Nick!
I am so relieved to find this video! I've watched half a dozen by other creators that A.) have their screen all customized - so it's hard to follow where they are going. B.) Talk and move their cursor SO Fast that it's difficult to track and retain instructions in fragments where the visual and the audible instructions don't sync up. And C.) Use terminology that a beginner probably has no idea what is meant without a brief explanation - that I was very near giving up! Nick - You ROCK! I've subscribed to your TH-cam channel and am going to check out your website. I'm hoping your GIMP Series is something that I can afford!
I can only say wow and wow with all of your videos, you just help probably a young designer that can't afford expensive adobe tools, I wish you make it to million of followers, you deserve this effort. Salute.
I’m so happy that you’re so much active again on TH-cam!!
This is the most comprehensive video about removing background using GIMP. I was curious about how to perform the "history brush" on GIMP and now I know it. Thank you so much!
I am SO glad I found this video and will definitely be checking out your whole series on GIMP. Thank you so much for getting right to the instruction, clear and concise. I had been through so many other videos and not understanding, was lost. Now I’ve got a good chance! Excellent!
Excellent tutorial as usual Nick. I never knew the threshold could be adjusted with up and down movements. One other thing you could have mentioned though, is that the default colors of the foreground select tool, can be changed to your liking. Eg if you do not like the blue, or if need a color other than blue, to be more visible for a particular image . Thanks for explaining these tools in such a clear and concise manner.
This is by far the best tutorial I've seen regarding GIMP. It's been exceedingly helpful, thank you. I'll definitely be referring to your videos for any future help I need.
OMG- That was so great- I have spent many hours Googeling this exact thing- but every time it does not really work as I have a different image where a different method is better.
You sir, are awesome.
Man gives a real pro tips, man helps people with that, man is legend🔥
I followed the link in the description and I've signed-up for the full course of videos. Highly recommended.
These tutorials are amazing!
Finally a good reason to not spend a chunk of my savings on Photoshop and the more expensive Photoshop tutorials by third party experts.
Not to mention the expensive hardware needed to run those applications efficiently!
For those who are using Mac OS, pressing delete is actually = press fn + delete
how do i do it for windows? am i just dumb?
I tried but it didn't work 😰 Select then unclick then fn+delete right?
@@starthehusky9876 the DEL key or ENTF on german keyboards
Thank you so much! 🫶🏽
thx so much i got scared that i pent the past 10 mins selecting my image for no reason
Great tutorial, as always!
Maybe there's something I'm doing wrong, but when I work on posters, with images blown up, I always use a white layer mask and a brush to make backgrounds or areas transparent, or even repaint fine hairs. It takes a long time but it's the most thorough approach and looks flawless in poster size.
I think it depends on the photo. Sometimes it's best to do it manually.
@@LogosByNick I'm sure it does!
And thanks for the effort. Your tutorials are the best on youtube!!
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This was super useful! Been using GIMP on Linux since the mid-90's and I had no idea the Fuzzy Select tool was so powerful!
Woah. Never knew GIMP had such sophisticated selection tools. Great video!
really was expecting it to be harder, thx for going straight to the point and being concise.
Great video! I am new to GIMP, and I used #2 "Select By Color" . I removed the colors in the image as described, however, once I deleted the colors I could not exit Select By Colors. In most application hitting ESC would end the function. So simple question, how do you leave once you have deleted the colors?
... RIGHT!?
An answer would be appreciated anybody ♥
Excellent video! Everything was so clearly explained, and I wish other GIMP tutorials were equally as clear.
I always wanted to know how to do this and in a few clicks you have revealed it all. Amazing man. Such talent !! Thank you.
I used to use gimp for creating stencils. I'm very rusty at this program, because it's been awhile. Your video's are very helpful, thanks!
The layer mask method is MAGICAL! Thank you!
I keep coming back to this video every time I need to remove a background. It's just so complete.
Your tutorials are fantastic. Succinct, clear, and hit all the necessary points we need to accomplish the task we need for the photograph. Thank you so much!
This guy's awesome. Clear explanation as always. purchased his inkscape course a year ago.
I have always wanted to know a different way to do it other than using the selection tool.
The last one worked great for me. Thank you for this, I had no clue what to do. Worked like a charm 💪
Extremely helpful. Thanks for creating this video. One thing to mention, to delete on a Mac hold the fn key while hitting delete.
I really appreciate your tutorials!
and i love how you make your videos short but has a lot of information.
This is the best explanation I have seen. Great work!
Really good my man, so thankful for how you presented these tools! No BS, straight to the point, yet extremely informative! Thank you again! :)
1 minutes in the video and I already solved my issue. Like and comment well earned! Thank you.
Great Tutorial!!! 1st time I ever used the program and I felt like a pro - thanks to you.
Thank you very much for a great tutorial!
Last one works like a charm for me and it saves me A LOT of time!!! Thanks for the tutorial man... 👍👍👍
When i paint on the light blue, nothing disappears. Any idea what i’m doing wrong?
I'm so impressed. thanks man, i will watch your videos very often
Thank you so much! I have had GIMP for a long time and I am glad I have learned from you!
Nick, I've been using graphics applications (apps) since 1995. I started with Corel Draw 3, graduated to JASC Paint Shop Pro 5, updated to Pro 7 and that's where I stayed until it would no longer run as effectively as it did before the last update on Windows 10. That was 3 months ago. I switched to Gimp 2.8 and now using 2.10.24.
I followed your instructions in your first example of "1. FUZZY SELECT" to remove my image.xcf's background... I followed your instruction exactly... step by step. I had my browser open on one screen watching your video, and Gimp loaded on my main screen.
When I clicked on the image the dark pink colored mask immediately covered the whole image. I re-watched the video to see if I missed something. I did not miss any of the steps. I can't for the life of me figure out why... after selecting the Fuzzy Select Tool and clicking on my XCF (Gimp format extension) image that the mask would be a solid color covering the whole image.
Do you have an idea why that is happening?
check your threshold
Comprehensive + well explained + recent GIMP version = awesome. TY !
Awesome!.. I was struggling to learn this feature. Many different developers were showing one of these options that you showed. It was so confusing. But with one master stroke you have showed all in this one video.. Great! You are a real Master.
Thanks for the video.... When using the fuzzy select tool, I'm able to select much of the background, but when I hit delete, nothing happens. Any ideas?
If you're on a Mac use function+delete
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
Dude, you have just given me one of the main things I need to learn. This is great. Thank you so much.
Thanks for this video showing how to use the Fuzzy Select Tool, and even though I have used the Select by Colour to remove a background slow and steady, I really love your speedy method and will be trying it out shortly ..
If your background is not transperent after export be sure that:
* add alpha channel at the start -- 1:10
* export as png (not jpg)
I have imported my image and it isn’t showing up as a layer any idea why?
Thank you ! i was like why is the background showing... export as png...
Referencing your videos has helped me tremendously!
I've been using the threshold bar for fuzzy select. I did not know about the "click and drag" method. One issue I've been having with the path tool is adding additional points to an existing path. The layer mask method is something I did not already know. I will check your link to the full tutorial, thank you.
So concise, others guys spend 15 minutes just to describe one of your methods. (Davies Media Design) Those other fools don't seem to realize that GIMP is not intuitive, and most people are coming to them under extreme frustration and hours of nearly pointless progress. At that point 15 minutes drives people crazy. (the straw that broke...) But I would like to know how to accurately outline part of an image accurately.
The best tutorial i've seen so far! Thanks bud
I am thinking of moving into this open source space. Your video is really good Nick. You have my Sub.
That was amazing. Thank you so much! I done most of those already but didn't know about the short-cuts or the layer masks and Foreground select. I'ma gonna need them for a new project so GRACIAS!
Just migrated from Windows to Linux 100%; this is a great expose.
This is my favorite video on all of TH-cam.
What I do is scaling it up, go around the edge between Background and Foreground with a thin Eraser.
Then delete transparent color (might have to play around with treshold), select the Foreground with high treshold Fuzzeselect, invert the selection and delete the Background like that.
Quite time consuming, but a perfect result☺️
this method would actually break when the subject has fine edges, like hair and stuff. you'd go cray cray whizzing around the eraser for hours, only to realise that half of it is still left lol
The best video on GIMP background removal methods 💯
the best graphic designer award goes to nick
out of all the other tutorials this is the only one I understood
I am so glad I found you! I can't wait to watch your videos and learn, Your voice is a + :) keeps me awake and entertained
wow that foreground select tool is really nice. Thanks for the tutorial!!
One subscription was not enough so I logged on second account. Good work man
And here I thought I learned all there is to learn with using GIMP. This video proves that I do not in fact know all there is to learn with using GIMP. I will now utilize these methods that were shown in this video.
Love it! Clear instruction and with really good examples. No idea it would be so easy and fast for my project! Thank you very much!
Thank you for saving my life several times over.
Excellent video! No BS, just helpful techniques, thanks so much!
Thank You this will save me hours of time increasing my productivity in creating.
Great video, Nick. It helped me as I forgot how to do this. I've not used GIMP in a while.
Awesome video. Method 3 worked the best for me! Thank you so much.
Hey, Nick! Happy to watch more videos from you!
I reached 1000 subscribers right now! SOOOO HAPPY!
Congrats Thiago!
Excellent!
I couldn't use the delete key during any of this! Turns out Gimp 2.0 is naturally keyboard short-cut disabled, so you have to enable it! This gave me other tools to use while I figured it out
how do you enable it ??
@@wokkstar3962 guess they ran away
Since GIMP is free people should donate to them ! they deserve it !
Bro, that fuzzy select was ace. THANK YOU!!!!
First time using GIMP. THANK YOU!!!!! BIG HELP!!!!
Very nice - as usual. If I should 'critizise' anything, it's that not everyone has or uses a US-setup for their keyboard. Just something to consider when you use keyboard shortcuts.
Most of those who have Macs or non-US keyboard layouts are used to translating. Can't cover everything!
I wasn't aware the keyboard shortcuts were different. Thanks for the heads up, I'll keep that in mind.
@@LogosByNick You're the absolute best tutor I've come across for both Inkscape and GIMP on the web. Very inspiring and helpful, so I didn't want to come across as mean or disrespectful.
Thank you for all you've done for the community.
Wow and here I was thinking I was going to have a hard time finding a good video for this. Thanks so much!
I would recommend using/constructing a Layer Mask in almost all these cases, instead of just creating a selection and deleting to transparency. You can take your time and refine the mask by painting black and white with any tools or color curve adjustments you like. Detail got clipped out? Paint white into the mask. Background creeping in? Paint black into the mask. X key lets you toggle easily if your foreground and background brush colors are black and white.
Your videos are always very helpful and straight to the point. Thanks you so much.
Easy tutorial, followed step by step as an absolute beginner, not even the tinniest issue. :)
Thanks as always Nick! Just did a whole teams worth of player cards for an online recruiting announcement...used the free selection tool which did well but will definitely play around with these...they were girls so the hair parts were challenging to get right.
Okay, that layer mask trick was actual magic.
Am new to gimp and I found your videos so helpful
The 2nd option totally worked for me. Thanks a million!!
Method 4 was precisely the technique I was looking for! Allow me to thank you, albeit 2 years too late!
I love you. You just saved my life at 4 am.
Saved my art career thanks!
Thanks. If you"re on a MAC use Command X / Cut to delete the selection for first method/way.
thanks from germany nick! just getting started with gimp, this helped me a lot
Minor (minor) point. Sometimes a guy wants to blur the background rather than delete it. Perhaps with a gradient, so it happens gradually, from here to there. Software is cheaper than a F1.2 portrait lens. Good tutorial. I learned a trick or two.
Dude you explained this all extremely well. Thank you so much 🙌
Great tutorial, I like the different techniques used, I now use some of these to help create thumbnails on my TH-cam channel and other types of artwork, keep up the good work, thanks 👍
My first time using Gimp and it was helpful. Thanks!
bruh why is the way I've been doing it so much harder and choppy.. thank you man!
Thank you thank you thank you for not having an abnoxious three minute intro before the information!!
this was brilliant from a beginners standpoint
Hi Nick, you've helped me out tremendously with random projects in my life! Anyway, I'm trying the first way you presented (fuzzy select tool) it won't hold the selection. I'll drag my cursor down and I see the purple overlay, but once I let go of the click, it doesn't "hold" onto that section that I want to delete. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
I had the same problem. After reinstalling the app it worked like a charm!
@@brycebenda5379 IT WORKED THANK YOU!
@@brycebenda5379 It happened again :/ I'm starting to think it's the Big Sur OS -- at any rate thank you.
Got my new stream team logo all set, thanks to you!
Good job, Nick. I have learned a lot by watching your videos. Thank you for going on.