Remove the background from hair in GIMP - tutorial (Cut out hair)

In this GIMP tutorial you'll learn some techniques to remove the background from an image with hair. Cut out hair. I'm explaining step by step in this "How to in GIMP" so you'll know how to make a cut out of an image with hair.
I'm using layer masks, the clone tool and give some tips on the burn tool in GIMP.
A lot of the techiniques I used I've learned and/or adapted from this video from blackmoondev:
• Cutout object with mas...
The reason I adapated it is because I tried to make it easy to follow for gimp beginners as well.
Here's a link to the image I used:
morguefile.com/archive/display...
Long discussion with lots of hair cut out tips:
sortitoutsi.net/forum/topic/34...

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  • @reidplombon3604
    @reidplombon36048 жыл бұрын

    This is the best tutorial I've ever seen. I believe this is because you know how to teach. Many people know GIMP, like many people know Chinese or how to fix a television. But that is not the important thing. Your teaching method is very good. You avoid the irritating tangents and "small talk", you avoided a long, useless introduction, you refrain from whipping your cursor around for no reason, you say precisely what you are doing, without useless comments, and the pace of your speech is good. Kudos to you!

  • @Americanson24

    @Americanson24

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know lol so glad I found her channel!

  • @manfrompattaya

    @manfrompattaya

    5 жыл бұрын

    very good i am 80 and i understood her good luck

  • @travisreed2350
    @travisreed235010 жыл бұрын

    I spent literally hours trying to accomplish this via steps learned in other tutorials. Within 30 minutes of watching this video I had fixed my son's school picture (red gradiated background) to a grey background, including the bits shining through his hair. Wonderful work, thank you for posting it.

  • @someguysmith4636
    @someguysmith46367 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for keeping this simple and effective. Great technique for getting 90% of the way there. And your technique for using clone to fix the color is a game-changer for me. Awesome!

  • @jimmystewart1974
    @jimmystewart1974 Жыл бұрын

    excellent tutorial. most of the gimp youtubers today don't explain/teach these kind of easy techniques because they want to sell their techniques in websites like udemy for people who can afford their fees. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge..👍🙏👏

  • @dollystack
    @dollystack10 жыл бұрын

    This is the best tutorial I have seen on isolating hair in GIMP! Thank you! I need to go and try this out!

  • @bailey1ak
    @bailey1ak14 жыл бұрын

    I have watched many gimp tutorials and found this to be the best so far. I love that you had audio that explained what you were doing and also moved slow enough for me to follow along. Thank you so much!

  • @paulwigmore4815
    @paulwigmore48157 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic, thankyou. I have been trying to do this for ages watching someone elses video but I kept failing. Watched your video once and got it first time :-)

  • @1throwdownful
    @1throwdownful10 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Your clear step by step instructions are easy to follow making this very helpful. Thank you!

  • @leerandallandrews
    @leerandallandrews9 жыл бұрын

    You have a great manner of teaching step-by-step. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

  • @there_is_nothing_here
    @there_is_nothing_here10 жыл бұрын

    what i learned..............choose images without hair LOL

  • @Cliff-Notes
    @Cliff-Notes11 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh - I've seen similar tutorials (removing background from hair) and this is the first one that actually made sense to me! Excellent job! Thank you

  • @hizokuto
    @hizokuto5 жыл бұрын

    The clone tool is what really sets this apart from other tutorials. I usually avoid brushing stuff in myself, but this made it look less intimidating.

  • @mhawk9715
    @mhawk97156 жыл бұрын

    Very well done and so helpful. So much better than most tutorials I've seen for Gimp and thank you so much for the lesson.

  • @nataveaking7206
    @nataveaking72069 жыл бұрын

    You explained this tutorial in such great detail! Thank you so much for your help!!

  • @RickHenderson
    @RickHenderson5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. This is very well done. Great technique and I can't wait to try it out.

  • @angrymonkeylures
    @angrymonkeylures10 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making it clear and simple!

  • @MoniqueBabin
    @MoniqueBabin Жыл бұрын

    I tried a couple of different tutorials and methods before I found yours. Yours is the best! Thank you for explaining so clearly how to achieve this!

  • @gms9810
    @gms981014 жыл бұрын

    I've seen tutorials on this subject 3 times in the past, yours as much better, as it usually is.

  • @LoquaciousGab
    @LoquaciousGab12 жыл бұрын

    Wow. That was concise, informative, and accurate. VERY well done!! Thank you so much.

  • @ghillisniper300
    @ghillisniper30012 жыл бұрын

    This is the best tutorial I've seen yet on doing anything in GIMP. Thank you very much and keep it up!

  • @costa48
    @costa4810 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much, this is what I was looking for. Much appreciated.

  • @OcarinaZombie
    @OcarinaZombie13 жыл бұрын

    thanks so much! Your videos are answering so many questions about things in both gimp and photoshop! :)

  • @arcotnd
    @arcotnd13 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a ton! Your tutorials are absolutely amongst the best!

  • @dans540i
    @dans540i13 жыл бұрын

    GIMPtricks, you are outstanding! Thanx again for a clear and to the point tutorial.

  • @Wagtail420
    @Wagtail42010 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial! Straight forward, perfect amount of detail for me. Thank you :)

  • @W4ldgeist
    @W4ldgeist11 жыл бұрын

    Another way to get rid of the white lining would be to edit the layermask with the curves tool. Either blur it and then level it with the curves, or try the curves themselves. That way you can keep the original hairline and if you get it to work it can be faster than using the copy tool. Great tutorial btw :)

  • @aabracadavra
    @aabracadavra Жыл бұрын

    Hands down the best hair masking tutorial I've seen so far. Fantastic job! The viewer to like ratio is highly suspicious though.

  • @ViperCommander
    @ViperCommander9 жыл бұрын

    You are my sensei!!! Thank you for teaching me everything about gimp!

  • @baltihorsettv5421
    @baltihorsettv54212 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial was fantastic thank you so much! I had to do some funky stuff with my particular image to get the masking to work (background was too similar to the flesh tone and uneven lighting) but you saved me SO much grief with getting the hair to look normal!

  • @LivWerner
    @LivWerner11 жыл бұрын

    This video tutorial is amazing. It's really nice to make PNGs now without having leftovers of the background. Thanks so much!

  • @chandragie
    @chandragie4 жыл бұрын

    Watching this in 2019, and still the best! Thanks!

  • @joseluisnunez9050
    @joseluisnunez905011 жыл бұрын

    Great way to explain the procedure. Found it simple and very helpful. Thank you!

  • @Rheannalea1
    @Rheannalea110 жыл бұрын

    awesome tutorial! Thank you so much for the detail, it really helped me understand and complete a project! Thanks again.

  • @SaithJC
    @SaithJC14 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!! I have curly hair and have been having a hard time cuting myself from pictures. Your tutorials are always the best.

  • @elainetaylor6670
    @elainetaylor66707 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joley, this is so much easier than zooming and using the Lasso tool.

  • @mandylittle4702
    @mandylittle470211 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!! Your video is perfect, you really make this a process that one can learn!!! Thank you!! Keep up the good work!!

  • @Geekurville
    @Geekurville12 жыл бұрын

    Saved my day, couldn't work it out until I had seen this. You have got my subscription

  • @jonkrieger5271
    @jonkrieger52718 жыл бұрын

    This was extremely helpful to me, thanks so much for making this. You've gut a new Sub! :D

  • @brucecook5356
    @brucecook535611 жыл бұрын

    Great job. Keep these tutorials coming!

  • @karenrylander3008
    @karenrylander30088 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful tutorial. Thank you so much, Anita!

  • @LudwigSpiegel
    @LudwigSpiegel9 жыл бұрын

    Awesome trick! Thank you for sharing.

  • @VideoNash
    @VideoNash8 жыл бұрын

    I have to say, YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME! I have been working working with Gimp for several years now, and am quite proficient. Creating a .png file from .jpg has always confounded me in the past... I've always taken the long way around, with the fuzzy select tool. Now I know the quick and simple way. Thanks for sharing... (5 Stars to you).

  • @Mohawk763
    @Mohawk7636 жыл бұрын

    very good tutorial covers a lot of points in an easy to understand way.

  • @xChocolateStrawberri
    @xChocolateStrawberri14 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have been looking for a good, clear tutorial that actually EXPLAINS how to do it!

  • @aynsleysowder3910
    @aynsleysowder39105 жыл бұрын

    this is going to help make the cutouts in my yearbook designs so much better! thankyou :)

  • @johnr0bert
    @johnr0bert14 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! That is very helpful and I am impressed by your mastery of Gimp technique.

  • @doveraudio
    @doveraudio10 жыл бұрын

    BEST TUTORIAL EVER!

  • @steamycarafe
    @steamycarafe10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this excellent tutorial. I have returned to it many times.

  • @hbwoods1982
    @hbwoods198213 жыл бұрын

    You are a total life saver! :) ty...still learning gimp but you have just made it simple to use. Give great direction. TY TY TY

  • @babba7117
    @babba711714 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a Ton for posting all the wonderful videos!!!! You rock!!!!

  • @tamago2474
    @tamago24749 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, really helpful!

  • @shardchandmaurya9315

    @shardchandmaurya9315

    3 жыл бұрын

    .l

  • @EvaMaeIsASquare
    @EvaMaeIsASquare13 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial is going to make my editing so much easier. I think I love you.

  • @antonhinxman3556
    @antonhinxman35566 жыл бұрын

    Stunning good lesson to achieve a difficult visual edit task with ease.

  • @JesusOurKing
    @JesusOurKing7 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy these new tutorials. Thanks

  • @glencoukell163
    @glencoukell1634 жыл бұрын

    Thank you make it sound doable. I look forward to trying it. Versions have changed over the years but the concept is the same.

  • @shalimarsgirl
    @shalimarsgirl12 жыл бұрын

    You're a genius! I simply don't have a 'computer' brain and what you are able to do amazes me. Thanks for helping me to understand how much work is involved in using GIMP.

  • @inmedichina
    @inmedichina Жыл бұрын

    Incredible. Thank you for this great tutorial

  • @mariocesaroga8196
    @mariocesaroga819611 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I have found your channel! :) really a big help for tyros like me. subscribed!

  • @samira1334
    @samira133412 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so so so so so much! I just started using gimp tonight and this really helped. Great job!

  • @bjanecarp
    @bjanecarp12 жыл бұрын

    This was very nicely done, and timely. thanks.

  • @hadico
    @hadico4 жыл бұрын

    Incredible tutorial!! It inspired me to make an updated version using different technique. I've done it on my channel.

  • @helenlb5
    @helenlb513 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such a clear and well made tutorial ... I have been GIMPing pics for SL for ages and its always taken so long to do the hair bit by bit ... thank thank thank

  • @tonz38
    @tonz3814 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial, GIMPTricks!

  • @thecatlands
    @thecatlands12 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. I never knew there was a clone tool! And I love your accent!

  • @jangyman
    @jangyman10 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much - you make the best tutorials!

  • @SumeshKhanal
    @SumeshKhanal6 жыл бұрын

    Such an elegant way of achieving this!

  • @patrickelliott-brennan8960
    @patrickelliott-brennan8960 Жыл бұрын

    Still the best tutorial on this and it's 12 years old!

  • @maranjo50
    @maranjo5012 жыл бұрын

    very clear instructions, great demo - thank you

  • @Linuxdirk
    @Linuxdirk10 жыл бұрын

    I did this from time to time but never came up with the idea of cloning! Great video. Thanks!

  • @ShieAyla
    @ShieAyla13 жыл бұрын

    I've watched a few vids of yours, and I have to say I love that you don't beat around the bush, you don't have music playing in the background and you don't take forever to say what you mean. I'm pretty good with the things I know about Gimp and I'm great at figuring stuff out as I go but, darnnit, there are just some things someone needs to teach you. You're a GREAT teacher! Thanks for the vids. I would also love to know what you use to record your desktop and how to Zoom also! Thanks!

  • @leomaredcampos4941
    @leomaredcampos49416 жыл бұрын

    Wow this is very helpful. Mam may I know what version of GIMP your using here? and may you share how to adjust brightness on photo?

  • @ralphf8951
    @ralphf89512 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great presentation

  • @droman5581
    @droman55818 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much! it was very helpful! I use it in other images... not only ones with hair and it worked perfectly... so thanks...

  • @valonytube13
    @valonytube1311 жыл бұрын

    Just what I was looking for! Great tutorial! Thanks! :)

  • @itsMapleLeaf
    @itsMapleLeaf11 жыл бұрын

    I've been wondering how to do this for ages. Thank you so much.

  • @Dayzd01
    @Dayzd0112 жыл бұрын

    Extremely well done tutorial, thank you.

  • @Atarius
    @Atarius11 жыл бұрын

    I've been struggling with this for some time thx a million!

  • @YurisbelJimenez
    @YurisbelJimenez10 жыл бұрын

    You're awesome, I'm totally subscribing to your channel.

  • @dfutura7
    @dfutura79 жыл бұрын

    Very good I really like what you did.

  • @iPR0DUCE
    @iPR0DUCE7 жыл бұрын

    OMG! THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! This is brilliant, I've been manually cropping hair out all this time, damn! Thank you again ^^

  • @davidjones7371
    @davidjones73719 жыл бұрын

    thank you for your help!! Great Job. How do you change the shape of eyes using GIMP 2.8 Please

  • @SparklingSapphire15
    @SparklingSapphire1511 жыл бұрын

    This is just great! After I successfully followed your directions I was siting in front of the monitor speechless! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :D

  • @TheArrowheadVenom
    @TheArrowheadVenom11 жыл бұрын

    This is very useful, I have often had trouble with hair. Thanks!

  • @terrapin52
    @terrapin5212 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial! Thank you for posting!

  • @hootypatootie
    @hootypatootie14 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! What a great idea, cutting out hair is always such a pain. Thanks!

  • @GlenWinfield
    @GlenWinfield8 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot this was great info on how to do this!

  • @PianoMan365247
    @PianoMan36524712 жыл бұрын

    Awesome work...helped me a lot!

  • @kchinkflinch
    @kchinkflinch10 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. Thanks!

  • @reya10276
    @reya1027614 жыл бұрын

    wow! This is an awesome tutorial.Thanks so much.

  • @fernandoinv1972
    @fernandoinv19726 жыл бұрын

    so simple, so good explained!!!! thanks!!!!

  • @beckerstothemax
    @beckerstothemax11 жыл бұрын

    this is literally the most helpful thing ive found so far

  • @thesmokinggnome
    @thesmokinggnome10 жыл бұрын

    Very clear and helpful, thank you.

  • @coAdjointTom
    @coAdjointTom11 жыл бұрын

    absolutely brilliant video

  • @Lobaluna9333
    @Lobaluna933312 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Grat technique. Thanks for sharing. I subscribed to your channel.

  • @SR11105
    @SR1110511 жыл бұрын

    nicely done.. its a very useful tutorial. thumbs up!

  • @shaggyaxe
    @shaggyaxe12 жыл бұрын

    VERY helpful. I never knew of this technique.

  • @bernym4047
    @bernym40479 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial.

  • @JoongKiSarang
    @JoongKiSarang10 жыл бұрын

    This is really help a lot! Thank you so much :)

  • @MSKChess
    @MSKChess9 жыл бұрын

    The lady is Dutch and sadly became unwell, hopefully she is better now, I cannot say, but her graphics videos are legend :D

  • @KingKems

    @KingKems

    9 жыл бұрын

    I hope she got better! I absolutely adore her.

  • @MSKChess

    @MSKChess

    9 жыл бұрын

    her voice is adorable 4 sure :D

  • @wilstijger1958

    @wilstijger1958

    3 жыл бұрын

    She passed 24-10-2018

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    @MSKChess

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@wilstijger1958she was a beautiful person, life is just so fragile, its almost hello and goodbye. RIP Gimptricks.

  • @eyeoftruth4405

    @eyeoftruth4405

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wilstijger1958 oh bad :(

  • @temudjin1155
    @temudjin115512 жыл бұрын

    Very interisting indeed ! Subscribed !