Thanks for the kind comment. No I did not create Gimp. I'm a tutor at a seniors' computer club. Each week I give a lesson on using Gimp. Some I make a KZread video. While most of the lessons have all ready had KZread tutorials by others I try to cover some that have not been covered.

Seven years later this is still the sane way to accomplich this task. Thank you Tom.

I come back to your tutorials often because they are clear and concise! Thank you!

Old video, and probably ancient version of GIMP, but one can always learn something. I've seen this done before, but as you say, not all videos describe the steps fully. Your description is very clear. Thank you.

All I can say Tom is thank you! I absolutely 'get' GIMP and use it a lot, but had always battled to understand layer masking. I watched countless videos, but always got muddled and lost. Yesterday I watched this vid of yours and ... for some reason what you explained, and how you explained it, set off a light bulb in my head. Again my sincere thanks. Nick

You are the BEST! I had this tutorial saved and I needed it again, I tried another one, but nobody is a good as you. Thank you Tom for teaching us! :)

Thanks for your video. I watched it years ago when I first started using GIMP and before I had a KZread account. I have never forgotten it. Well Done!

Excellent! Solved the problem I had with pasting backgrounds. Thanks, much more simple than many of the other guys babbling and changing minds here and there making things confusing. Nice step by step, wrote them down, excellent procedure. ;-)

Learned TONS in the 6 mins. Thanks for making this tutorial!

Nice tutorial Tom, Thnx, Also never knew about the hold shift to paint a straight line...

Thank you so much this is the best tutorial ever! FINALLY I get it! Subscribed! And you are beyond awesome for providing a pdf file of the instructions too, wow.

Thats indeed the easiest and fastest way to do that with Layer Masks ! Thanks a lot ..worked perfect doing it paralell to the tutorial. :-)

Hi Tom , this is by far the best video on masking and background removal . Thank you soooooooooo much .

Ive been pulling my hair out trying to figure this out but thanks to your tutorial on how to do it I was finally able to finish my project. And I watched a ton of videos already that didnt help. Thank you Sir! :-)

I went to your website and downloaded the pdf file . So generous of you . Thanks again .

Mike Scholz thank for subscribing to my channel. The comments on removing a background with fine detail is most welcome. I had a challenge from an acquaintance to do the same thing with hair.

..I have used GIMP for 3yrs now, and every little bit helps...but it always seems that everyone uses this tool like a 'photoshop' extention, and I have yet to see 'original compositions' utilizing most of what GIMP has to offer. I am a member of their registry, and that helps, but photos and original art are two different things. Thank you so much for your input.

Thanks - Much easier to understand & do than others. Also, like your other tutorials as well.

I'm so happy because I found this in pdf formats. Thank you for makeing them.I know, You work hard and you share them. I have no words...maybe sound limited....but...Thank you,sir!

Wonderful thank you! I've wondered how to do this for years! Much appreciated for your careful step by step approach

Thanks, I try to make my tutorial easy to follow.

Thank you Tom. This was very helpful and will save me hours of meticulously cutting out parts of images!

After many days of searching; thank you for this great tutorial.

Thanks for tutorial Mr Bland. Even after years, your videos can teach something very useful.

Hi Tom, Thanks so much for the effort and knowledge you've put into your collection of videos and PDF's. These are gold. Laurie.

Excellent! Super clear PDFs really helped. Thank you!

i m watching this in 2018. wow, this is such a fantastic tutorial. Thank you Tom!

Excellent tutorial Tom , Love the PDF files as well . thank you for sharing .

Thank you soooo very much mate!! Been looking for a way to do this!

Thank you Tom! Such an easy and thorough explanation! You are awesome : )

Thank you very much for putting in your so much time and effort. I'm glad I found your channel and website. I've bookmarked your site and subscribed to you.

Very Helpful. I was searching in various videos. Yours was very helpful.

Wow!!! I was struggling to do this and you explained it very clearly and made it so easy. Thank you 🙏🏼

Thank you for the brilliant tutorial, specially the supporting pdf. It made clear concepts I was struggling with before.

That was awesome! Clarity is great in this video and helps build skills as well as speed. Thank you so much!

Thanks for the tips Tom, the small details make a difference ;)

Great tutorial. Thank you for making it!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! THIS SAVED ME SO MUCH TIME. :D

Love thar bridge, Ross and Tasmania. Good tutorial!

that was excellent it really works thank you hope your still making tutorials like this.

Fantastic! I could finally do it thanks to this video! Thank you very much.

Thanks for the video! You were right, I saw a few other videos and didn't get the desired effect I was looking for. Thanks to your video I realized that I needed to add an Alpha Channel! Thanks again.

Thanks, simple, just got to try it a few times.

Thanks! This was very helpful and easy to follow.

Thank you so much for this tutorial.

Fabulous! You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you.

Thanks for the video, this helps out a lot.

Thaaaank Yooouu!!!!!! been looking for tut like this

Congratulations! I am new to gimp you made it so easy!!!

Thank you! This was very helpful! :)

Very effective technique and well explained. Thanks!

thank-you, have bookmarked your pdf page!

Thank you, I've downloaded the complete set of pdf's from your site miles better than gimps user manual, and can be used offine too Thanks again Tom

Just got back into GIMP after being bitterly frustrated by so called "artists" who wanted my business for a book cover. They make me use photoshop at work. Thanks for the tutorial I really needed it.

@235bluefox

7 жыл бұрын

This tutorial has been helpful to many wanting to remove a back ground. Yes Gimp has many hidden treasures. Welcome aboard. Tom

thanks for the video, tutorial was simple and clear

Pleasant pace. Thanks. Liam, the Old Guy

Excellent tutorial. Well explained, easy to understand. Thanks! :)

Thank you Mr. Bland, this was very, very helpfull!

Great stuff. Thanks for the tutorial.

Hi Tom! Thx for sharing. Nice tutorial!

Nicely done, and liked the moon in the sky idea

Wow! Thanks so much awesome tutorial!

Tom, You are Da boss!, Da Man! and everything in between. Thanks.

Great tutorial, I will have to try this. Thank you

Thanks Phillip I'm pleased you enjoy them, there are also back-up hard copies PDF files. Click 'Show more' tab for the link address.

@windbagwind1417

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks :))

Wow, well thanks for your tutorials, you are a very good teacher! God bless!

Thank you so much, is great tutorial.

Very nice tutorial! Thank you.

Thank you for this explanation.

Thank you Mr. Bland, that's a feature I've always wanted to master in a simple and quick way, just the way you did here. Best regards

@meldaniells9554

2 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome

Very, very good tut. Thank you so much.

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you.

Thank you this helped so much!

Well done tutorial. Thank you.

Wow great video it helps a lot, simple and effective. Thank you for up loading.

I like this, good job.

WONDERFUL VIDEO! Thank you so much for your time in making it!|

thank you sir, exactly what i am trying to learn, you explain it easy and good

Good on you mate, great job, thanks.

I know I'm like 5 years late, but, damn that was a nice tut. Thank you. :D

Thank you sir.. for sharing your knowledge ... 🙏👍

Excellent explanation thank you

Best tutorials

I wonder if you are the creator of GIMP!!! You know everything!!!

Outstanding video sir. It helped a lot.

Great job!

Excelent, thank you!

Thanks Much! Cheers!!!

Thanks i search tutos for masking in thegimp, i only found many for Photoshop

thank you for this !!

Thank you, this will help with my Lighthouse image... there’s a complex rail on it, I tried masking the sky, and ended up in fringeville...

A Very well-executed tutorial! I did notice one mistake though (I've been making graphics and touching photos for quite a while): the water did not reflect the replaced sky. There are a few tutorials for that fix as well, but other than that, a wonderful job!

Thank you!

Great tutorial. Easy to follow, just what I was looking for. Thank you.

@235bluefox

7 жыл бұрын

Pleased that I made the tutorial easy for every one to follow. Thanks for the comment.

You spared me a lot of time. Thank you!

@235bluefox

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment on my youtube video tutorial. The tutorial is quite old but every thing still applies. The only thing with the latest Gimp is you Export your image instead of Save.

@rretromant1998

5 жыл бұрын

@@235bluefox i have a question to that tutorial. what if my background color is too similar to my objext I want to keep? are there better methods then? By the way I am surprised that you still react to a comment after a year ^^

@235bluefox

5 жыл бұрын

@@rretromant1998 I had a similar request a few years back.Click this link for the tutorial. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4qhl66ahse4qbA.html I have had medical problems and I failed to follow up on my subscribers, thanks for the question.

Great Video!

O M TO THE G, TYSM, THIS IS SO HELPFUL TO MY CREATING OF TREES, LOL.

Thanks really great tutorial, this technique is very effective :-)

Great Video...thanks :)

Hi Fred, Thanks for the comment on my youtube video tutorial. If you copy and paste the address below, then you will have the answer to your question. One is the video tutorial 'Remove background with hair' the other one is a hardcopy of the video. Tom Bland Remove Background with flowing hair gimp files 5 | gimppdftutorials