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Color Splash

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Converse

This was one of the saved photos on my computer. I thought it looked better when I changed it to black and white, but I still liked the color of the shoes, so color splash was the perfect tool. I wear Converse shoes almost on a regular basis, so it was easy to think of something simple to do a visual assignment on.

I used GIMP to create this image. Here is a tutorial:

Step One: Go to “File” and “Open” an image

Step Two: Go to “Image” and “Duplicate

Step Three: Go to “Colors” and “Desaturate” (Luminosity Option)

Step Four: Minimize the duplicate image and go to the original image and select “New Layer” on the Layers toolbar on the right (it looks like a sheet of paper)

Step Five: Select the duplicate B&W image, go to “File” and “Copy”

Step Six: “Paste” the B&W image on top of the original image.

Step Seven: On the right toolbar select the icon that looks like an anchor.

Step Eight: You will see the  ”B&W” image and the “Background” on that toolbar- Right click the “B&W” image and select “Add Layer Mask”

Step Nine: Select the icon that looks like a paintbrush and paint the image

Step Ten: Save the File

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