In this video tutorial, I will show you how to remove background from an image using GIMP 2.10. I will show you 7 different techniques for removing backgrounds from images. The techniques used will depend on the complexity of the images.
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Download images for this tutorial
Circle Shape Image - https://unsplash.com/photos/dKCKiC0BQtU
Square Shape Image - https://unsplash.com/photos/KuudDjBHIlA
Fuzzy Select Tool Image - https://unsplash.com/photos/qVMna-UqTUY
Path Tool Image - https://unsplash.com/photos/OlKkCmToXEs
Select by Colour Image - https://pixabay.com/vectors/flowers-spring-flowerpot-plant-6080769/
Foreground Select Tool Image - https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-a-smartphone-892757/
Layer Mask Image - https://www.pexels.com/photo/focus-photo-of-super-mario-luigi-and-yoshi-figurines-163036/
Sample background images:
https://unsplash.com/photos/BlIhVfXbi9s
https://unsplash.com/photos/1527pjeb6jg
https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-sitting-on-chairs-beside-their-desks-in-an-office-1170412/
Video Tutorial Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Chapter 1 - Download a picture of a football and import it into GIMP
02:00 Chapter 2 - Add guides in GIMP
02:24 Chapter 3 - Select the ellipse selection tool
02:30 Chapter 4 - Make a selection using the left mouse button and hold the shift and CTRL key to constraint the selection
03:40 Chapter 5 - Add an alpha channel to the image
04:16 Chapter 6 - Invert the selection
04:30 Chapter 7 - Select edit/cut to remove the background
09:20 Chapter 8 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
09:22 Chapter 9 - Download a picture of a room with picture frames on the wall and import it into GIMP
09:44 Chapter 10 - Select the rectangle selection tool
09:50 Chapter 11 - Left click and hold down the mouse button on the top left of a picture frame in the imported image and draw a selection around the picture frame
10:32 Chapter 12 - Invert the selection
10:39 Chapter 13 - Select edit/cut to remove the background
10:50 Chapter 14 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
15:40 Chapter 15 - Download a picture of a woman and import it into GIMP
16:15 Chapter 16 - Select the fuzzy select tool
16:20 Chapter 17 - Adjust fuzzy select tool settings
17:35 Chapter 18 - Left click inside the image to make a selection
17:46 Chapter 18 - Select edit/cut to remove the background
19:13 Chapter 19 - Create a new red background layer
20:15 Chapter 20 - Use the eraser tool to remove artefacts from the image (Clean Selection)
24:00 Chapter 21 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
27:19 Chapter 22 - Download a picture of a bird and import it into GIMP
27:35 Chapter 23 - Select the path selection tool
27:40 Chapter 24 - Zoom into the image and left-click to start the path selection, continuing left clicking around the image to complete a whole selection
40:35 Chapter 25 - Add an alpha channel to the image
40:40 Chapter 26 - Invert the selection
40:42 Chapter 27 - Select edit/cut to remove the background
47:55 Chapter 28 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
47:00 Chapter 29 - Download a picture of plant pots and import it into GIMP
47:22 Chapter 30 - Select the select by color tool
47:30 Chapter 30 - Adjust the select by color tool settings
48:00 Chapter 31 - Select a specific colour in the image by left-clicking
48:10 Chapter 32 - Make colour adjustments as required
51:10 Chapter 33 - Download a picture of a mobile phone and import it into GIMP and add apha channel
51:30 Chapter 34 - Select the foreground select tool
51:40 Chapter 35 - Draw selection around the outside of the object you want to remove the background
53:30 Chapter 36 - Use the paintbrush tool to highlight the content you want to keep and then click the "select" button in the foreground select tool
01:07:30 Chapter 37 - Create a new layer and then go to edit/copy and paste into the new layer
01:10:00 Chapter 38 - Use the eraser tool to clean up the selection
01:12:00 Chapter 39 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
01:15:00 Chapter 40 - Download a picture of Mario and import it into GIMP
01:15:30 Chapter 41 - Use the rectangle tool to crop the image
01:16:26 Chapter 42 - Add an alpha channel to the image and duplicate the layer
01:16:32 Chapter 43 - Go to Colors in the top navigation and select invert
01:16:50 Chapter 44 - Use the paintbrush to paint the content you want to keep in white color
01:31:10 Chapter 45 - Copy the top layer which has white selection content
01:31:25 Chapter 46 - Right-click on the bottom layer and add a layer mask
01:31:50 Chapter 47 - Select edit/paste in place
01:32:18 Chapter 48 - Use the eraser tool to clean up the selection
01:48:30 Chapter 39 - Save the cutout image as a new GIMP file and then copy the cut out to new artwork
