![]() This can be done by choosing 'Invert' under the 'Select' menu.Īfter inverting you can now use the eraser and the region outside your selected object will be erased. To remove the area outside the selection you have to invert the selectedĪrea. Will remove the portion of the image inside the lasso selection, which is not what you want. If you erase or clear immediately after selecting with the lasso tool you will notice that you Tool or use the 'Clear' command under the 'Edit' menu to remove the selected region. You can use the lasso tool for quick background removal. If for example you select the brush toolĪnd paint over the selected area you will see that the brush strokes will only change color in the area bounded by theĪny edits you make to the image will only affect the selected region whether you apply a filter or change the brightness. With an active selection you can apply edits that are restricted to the selected area. A marching antsĭashed line will outline your new selection. When you have completed surrounding the desired area release the mouse to complete the selection. On the area you want to surround or 'lasso' with a selection, press anywhere along the edge of your desired area to start.Ĭontinue tracing around the edge of the area by keeping the mouse pressed and carefully following the edge with the mouse.Ī line will be draw to show the path that is being made by the lasso tool. Look for the area or object in the image you want to make a selection around. You can set the mode for selecting in the tool options.Īssuming you have loaded an image and activated the lasso tool, creating a selection is simple and intuitive. Clicking the icon will activate the tool and load the tool optionsīar with the settings for the lasso tool. It is easily recognized by the looping rope icon. The tool can be found in the toolbar in the cluster of tools that are used for selecting. That allows you to trace shapes without much difficulty. Make a selection in an image, provided you have a steady hand and command a satisfactory level of artistic dexterity You may find the lasso tool to be the tool of choice for quickly tracing irregular forms to The lasso tool allows you to create a selection of any shape you desire by tracing with your freehand. Nor does it use an algorithm based routine to automatically make a selection like the magic wand tool. The lasso tool does not select with geometric or predefined shapes as with the rectangular, elliptical marquee or polygon lasso tools, Subscribe to access more free GIMP editing video tutorials.The Lasso tool is one of several basic selection tools available for you to perform selective editing. GIMP Tutorial Playlist on DCP YouTube channel. For information on features common to all selection, tools see Selection Tools. Experienced users find that it is often convenient to begin with the lasso tool, but then switch to quick mask mode for detail work.įor information on selections and how they are used in GIMP see Selections. The Lasso is often a good tool to use for “roughing in” a selection it is not so good for precise definition. You can go outside the edge of the image display and come back in if you want to. Okey langsung saja kita coba ya, klik kanan pada icon lasso tool tersebut dan pilih opsi polygonal. Pressing and releasing the mouse pointer allows you to mix freehand segments and polygonal segments. Seperti namanya polygonal lasso tool ini berguna untuk menyeleksi objek yang sedikit memiliki garis lengkung, cocok untuk melakukan seleksi seperti objek yang memilki ujung yang tajam. Press Enter or double click inside the shape to validate the selection. In polygonal mode, this selection is a preliminary selection ants are marching, but the small yellow circle is still present: you can copy the selection and, pressing the Backspace key, you return to the previous selection step (re-open the shape), and you can edit the selection. In both cases, double-clicking on the endpoint closes the selection with a straight line. Press the Ctrl keyboard key and click on the endpoint: moving the mouse pointer forces moving angles to 15° so, you can draw horizontal or vertical lines easily. When endpoint comes superimposed on the starting point, click to close the selection. Or release the mouse button and drag to draw a polygonal selection. If you click on the endpoint, it turns accompanied by a moving cross. ![]() ![]() When endpoint comes superimposed on the starting point, release the mouse button to close the selection. Maintaining the mouse button pressed (i.e click-and-drag), drag to draw a freehand selection. First, create the starting point clicking on your image. Since GIMP-2.6, you can use it in two ways. The Free Selection tool, or Lasso, lets you create a selection by drawing it with the pointer. The free select tool is good for when you want to create a more precise selection in an image using GIMP. In this video tutorial, I will show you how to use the GIMP free select tool to make multiple selections on an image. (Click image above to watch video tutorial)
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