This is an update to the old method I showed you.
This method is faster, less complicated, and is better at dealing with edges. You still get good results, and you can see what is happening in real time.
10 July 07 – Edited step number 3 so that the whole thing works now!
The setup
I used this image in my example (about 182kb): creation_of_adam.png
1. Duplicate the layer. Call this (top) layer ‘Shape’. Select this layer.
2. Open the Despeckle Dialog ( Filters -> Enhance -> Despeckle). Uncheck the ‘Adaptive’ and ‘Recursive’ check boxes. Set the Black Point to -1 and the White point to 256. Adjust the radius until the blemish that you want to heal disappears. In Gimp 2.2 make sure that radius is odd (there is a bug in 2.2 that is fixed in 2.3)
3. Change the layer mode to ‘Grain Extract’. Select ‘Copy Visible’ from the Edit menu. Paste this and convert it into a new layer. Name this layer ‘Texture’. Change the Mode to ‘Grain merge’. Change the ‘Shape’ Layer’s mode to ‘Normal’.
4. Show only the Texture layer. Select a hard brush and clone over the blemish. Make both the ‘Texture’ and ‘Shape’ layers visible to see the result. You can clone the texture layer while both layers are visible to see the results as you do it if you like.
5. You’re done.
12 responses so far ↓
alan // July 13, 2007 at 9:19 am |
brilliant thankyou will be using this technique a lot
capnhud // July 16, 2007 at 2:30 pm |
4. Show only the Texture layer. Select a hard brush and clone over the blemish. Make both the ‘Texture’ and ‘Shape’ layers visible to see the result. You can clone the texture layer while both layers are visible to see the results as you do it if you like.
On this step what exactly are you cloning? Because when I try to clone on the texture layer what I see is the original image and the clone tool will not activate.
brianbyproduct // July 16, 2007 at 9:55 pm |
Capnhud, You are cloning the texture layer.
Perhaps you have the texture layer visible but it is not the active layer. You will need to make sure it is active by clicking on it in the layer window.
Perhaps you are not using the clone tool properly, see
Gimp documentation
or
A cloning tutorial
Hope this helps.
capnhud // July 16, 2007 at 10:53 pm |
LOL:
Perhaps you are not using the clone tool properly, see
Gimp documentation
or
A cloning tutorial
It helps if you do not have your clone tool set to registered
reinhard // September 10, 2007 at 11:28 pm |
How are you applying Despeckle function ? Are you applying to the whole image or just to certain areas
When I applied these steps to the same image, I am able to get rid of the blemish, but the image is distorted
brianbyproduct // September 11, 2007 at 10:26 am |
Apply the Despeckle to the top layer. That layer should become distorted and lose its fine detail. The image in step number 2 shows the result of the despeckle in the lower left side of the preview, the upper right shows the original.
When you set that layer to Grain Extract, you should see, only the fine detail (including the blemishes).
reinhard // September 11, 2007 at 8:51 pm |
sorry, I found out what I did wrong. In step 3, I set the layer mode to grain extract instead of grain merge… thanks for your help
Taunya // February 5, 2008 at 4:50 pm |
Ok, I did everything step by step, I remain with 3 layers and the layer that has the clone wk on it is so blurry. Am I suppossed to only select with the selection tool when we do the despeckle? And after you are done with the cloning, do you merge all the layers ? Im confussed. Help. Trying to get rid of wrinkles in a pic.
brianbyproduct // February 5, 2008 at 10:41 pm |
Taunya – I’m not sure exactly what you have done. Do not use the selection tool for the despeckle; despeckle the whole layer. Once you have done the cloning make all the layers visible, you can merge the texture and shape layers if you like.
Jenny // May 30, 2008 at 4:19 am |
How do you even get layers in GIMP?
When I start it, all I get is a toolbar thing on the right with different types of brushes and stuff.
I’m so confused!! =(
eva // June 15, 2008 at 5:05 pm |
Try –
open Gimp
File – Area code – Management windows and rebuild location – then restart Gimp. Then you wil have a layers panel.
Sorry my english.
Ahoj
Jeff // May 9, 2009 at 2:29 am |
Holy cow, I can’t believe how that worked! I wish I knew what I was doing instead of just following directions but…
Thank you very much.