Welcome to the general Fan Art/Graphics FAQ thread! Since general inquiry/question threads are not allowed in the Fan Art forum, this is where you can post any questions you have relating to Narnian Fan Art, or graphics in general.
If your question relates to uploading images, placing images in your avatar/signature or creating thumbnails, please refer to this thread for answers first before posting here.
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Christ is King.
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Posted : June 5, 2020 1:12 pm
I recently downloaded the new version of GIMP (2.10 I think) and I cannot figure out the bucket fill for the life of me 😛 Either I can't get it to fill an area between two lines that I want to fill (it either fills the whole image or a single pixel) or I can't get it to fill the solid true color (even at 100% opacity it still seems to be semi transparent). Can anyone help me in figuring out how to properly use it?
"The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly." -John Muir
"Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." -Richard Adams, Watership Down
Posted : June 7, 2020 3:05 pm
Could you show what your lines looked like and also your layer palette? I just tried the new version of GIMP, and I don't seem to have any problems.
For the semi transparent issue, I'm wondering what layer mode your layer is on. I tried filling a layer with the bucket fill. Although I used a teal color, it showed up as red. I looked at the layer mode, and I accidentally had it on exclusion. So that is one possibility, but it could be something else. ?
~ Wunder
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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Posted : June 7, 2020 7:02 pm
@wolfloversk, have you tried this tutorial from the GIMP website? I have GIMP 2.8 and I might not sure what is different in the newer version.
SnowAngel
Christ is King.
Topic starter
Posted : June 8, 2020 12:34 pm
Of course now when I try to replicate the issue to take screenshots, it works perfectly 😛
I think part of my problem was I had "whole selection" checked instead of "fill by line art detection." But I could have sworn I tried that last time too. I'm not appearing to have the transparency problem either now... I wonder if I just managed to somehow mess up my settings.
"The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly." -John Muir
"Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." -Richard Adams, Watership Down
Posted : June 29, 2020 3:31 am
Wunderkind_Lucy liked
Is there a particular third-party image-hosting site (imgur, post image, etc.) for thumbnailing that you prefer or have found is best?
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"I am,” said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”
Posted : July 22, 2020 4:55 pm
@wanderer, I've been using imgur, and I like using it as I can organize my images. I think both imgur and post image give you the option of not having to create an account, but I like being able to keep track of my images and not risk them being deleted or changed.
~ Wunder
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
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Posted : July 26, 2020 10:02 am