How to extract a foreground from a picture

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:17 am **(#1)**

Someone suggested me to write a guide / tut following the steps from a video explaining how to do the process of extracting an object from a photo.
RJKD found it in youtube. Thanks a lot

The link for the video source is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... DdWMP1hEto

This PDF is specially for people who don't like to see videos to get the information as they normally go too quick.

dinasset · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:47 am **(#2)**

Very good, Issabella.
Thanks a lot !

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1459

Thanks Issabella for a very useful tutorial. It's too easy to forget how to do some things with Gimp. :bigthup

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:47 am **(#4)**

Thanks a lot Dinasset and Tas_mania. I'm happy if it is useful.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12816

Very good result, Issabella.

doronf2 · **Joined:** Mar 06, 2015 **Posts:** 308

Issabella wrote:

Someone suggested me to write a guide / tut following the steps from a video explaining how to do the process of extracting an object from a photo.
RJKD found it in youtube. Thanks a lot

The link for the video source is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... DdWMP1hEto

This PDF is specially for people who don't like to see videos to get the information as they normally go too quick.

Hello Issabella

The explanation file is beautiful and very clear.
Thank you for your investment and work to prepare the explanation.

It is a great honor for me to you took one of my pictures for this demonstration.
Attached is a link to a YouTube video I made in the past on the same subject and with the same picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLGeQHPP7iw&t=1s

Thanks
Doron.

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:05 am **(#7)**

Thank you Lyle.

Doron, I've just seen your nice helpful video. Nice I chose the same photo to explain about this process of selection. :hehe

You did the video great in a nice pace, no quick and very good explained. :clap

Thanks a lot

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:29 am **(#8)**

When I want to extract something from the background, it seems to always be something complicated and therefore never turns out perfect.

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Issabella, very nice of you to make a text version. Many people are very visual so the video works. Others need to see the written instruction. I usually prefer that myself. This video as others have stated was done well. Good to have two methods from which to learn!

Issabella · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2018 4:34 am **(#10)**

Thank you so much Pat. I've just seen your comment.