How do you make an un-recognized face spot

Roger-Ca · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:25 pm **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Linux
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

How do you make that "spot" they use for making the face UN-recognisable, commonly used on T.V., news photos, magazines and other places. Not the spiral face thing..... its more like a frosted window, you can tell something is behind the scattered blotch or spot. Not a black or white dot, and not a small circle spiral mess.

Guessing steps:
1) pattern
2) change the opacity
3) scale to what you need
???
or is this the wrong direction and someone has a better solution

Brogun · **Joined:** Apr 29, 2012 **Posts:** 110

Not sure if it is what you are asking about, but 3 methods i can think about and have been used on TV docs, the pixel, the noise or the blur that can be used with selections on Gimp :

- Filter -> Blur -> Pixelize

- Filter -> Noise -> Spread

- Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:38 pm **(#3)**

Yes, I think Brogun is on the right track with his suggestions.

Here are a few examples of what each filter looks like,
when applied to a selection of each of the faces.

This first one is, Filter > Blur > Pixelize

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blur pixelize.png [ 256.6 KiB | Viewed 2740 times ]

Second is, Filter > Noise > Spread

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noise spread.png [ 236.77 KiB | Viewed 2740 times ]

Last one is, Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur

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blur gaussian blur.png [ 230.58 KiB | Viewed 2740 times ]

Personally, I feel that the first one, Pixelize is the one to go with.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:10 am **(#4)**

Definitely looks like a round selection with a blur Roger

Roger-Ca · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:52 am **(#5)**

Thanks Brogun, Wallace and Sallyanne. I agree with Wallace, pixelize or gaussian blur, is what I was looking for. Wallace, thanks for the samples
Thumbs Up!

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:33 am **(#6)**

Roger-Ca wrote:

Thanks Brogun, Wallace and Sallyanne.
I agree with Wallace, pixelize or gaussian blur, is what I was looking for.
Wallace, thanks for the samples
Thumbs Up!

Sure thing Roger.
:bigthup