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rdgracer71
 Post subject: gimp brushes??
PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:16 pm  (#1) 
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i use to now how to do this but i have forgotten...i made a custom brush in gimp. but the brush will only paint in black..no other color works with it...what do i have to do to be able to use other colors with it...

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Erisian
 Post subject: Re: gimp brushes??
PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:17 pm  (#2) 
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Convert to grayscale mode (image>mode>grayscale) and ensure the image is flattened. (Image>flatten image) before saving as gbr.
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Gms9810
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:20 pm  (#3) 
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Here is a good tut on how to do it.

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rdgracer71
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:24 pm  (#4) 
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thanks,,,it's weird that in order to get a brush to paint in color it has to be set to greyscale...it just sounds weird to me for some reason...maybe it's just me

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No, not just you, it's weirdness.

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Rod
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:23 pm  (#6) 
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rdgracer71 wrote:
thanks,,,it's weird that in order to get a brush to paint in color it has to be set to greyscale...it just sounds weird to me for some reason...maybe it's just me


The white corresponds to the transparent color and the levels of gray are used as value for the foreground color.

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