5 Ways to Remove Anything from a Photo in GIMP

In this GIMP photo editing tutorial, I show you 5 ways to remove anything from a photo in GIMP 2.10! I show you how to remove large objects, small objects, and small imperfections use built-in features and free plugins. This is the perfect tutorial for anyone wanting to remove anything - from people to objects to wrinkles - from their images!
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0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Opening Your Images
1:27 - Technique 1 | Resynthesizer Plugin
4:25 - Technique 2 | Heal and Clone Tools
6:46 - Technique 3 | Selection Tools with Layer Masks
11:17 - Technique 4 | Decompose
14:37 - Technique 5 | Wavelet Decompose
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[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Which object removal method is best in GIMP? Let me know your thoughts below👇

[@PauloCrepaldi]

Davies, i tell you... your tutorials are the best! I've been following you since i left windows and adobe in 2017 and I also lost my job that year. It's been a long road since then and none of that would be possible without your help. Thank you very much!

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks for sticking with the channel so long - glad I could be of some help!

[@Gr95dc]

Excellent tutorial! Easy to follow and not unnecessarily long

[@TheCocoaDaddy]

Brilliant! Use of the move tool to remove the shadow is something I never thought of. Question: would the use of the heal tool along with wavelet-decompose be good for removing a tattoo, from an arm or a back? Thanks for posting!

[@alfioparisi6032]

Hello Davies, thanks for your tutorials. Do you know of any plug-ins to improve gradient maps? It would be nice to preview the effect and tweak the gradient before applying it.

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Great video, as always. Thank you very much.

[@jesse7631]

Just superb, Michael as always.

[@aldiemincey]

Bless you, Michael. 🙏 Thank you for another practical and easy-to-follow tutorial.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

My pleasure!

[@patlab555]

Some very nice trick (that never crossed my mind) in this video. Thanks a lot Michael!

[@bluecologne25]

Finally! Thank you Michael!

[@surinfarmwest6645]

A very useful tutorial, thank you very much for sharing.

[@GeorgeSA5]

Thanks. Yet again a good tutorial. Precise and to the point without verbosity.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thank you!

[@nbakerify]

I'm a relative rookie, Michael, and yet your instructions are easy to follow. Everyone thinks I'm a genius. Thanks!

[@emmanuelmorales369]

Great tutorial, easy and concise. Definitely made my job easier as a beginner in GIMP. For sure made a new subscriber out of me man, thanks.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@dawnbenwell5038]

this is the best for the beginner. great video. Thank you

[@ArturJBCosta]

Fantastic, thumbs UP!

[@Goloxy]

Thank you soooooo much this help a tone. Keep up the good work

[@johoule-ward2385]

I'm amazed, great tutorial.

[@MuniEatsASMR]

Extremely helpful!👍

[@PenumbraPlays]

Thank you, this helped me a lot.

[@HouseCleaningRecords]

Thank you so much. You are a wizard!

[@akrogun]

That is an awesomeee!!! Thanks Davies

[@klarusch8314]

Another very good tutorial! I didn't find anything comparable in German!

[@zombiefireman]

Michael, you're a badass! DMD is now my GOTO for everything in GIMP!

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks Bruce!

[@cauchym9883]

Thanks a lot! That was awesome!

[@LolitaLaceCotton]

thank you so much your tutorial really helped me out

[@lucho425]

Thanks for the free software, it makes your search a lot easier

[@raandomplayer8589]

Thank you for the tutorial

[@swettyspaghtti]

good stuff ty

[@gonecoyote]

thank you for sharing

[@rdavies4642]

From one Davies to another ... good job

[@stepan6457]

thank you so much this video helped me a lot

[@PP3D]

Thank you so much.

[@gerobokdapur8165]

great tutorials bro

[@aminesgs]

Thank you so much

[@Kyt918]

Hi, this video helps me a lot

[@earthbender009]

Great video!! You deserve more views!

[@kornisonkiseli3248]

Excellent tutorial!

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks!

[@cd4536]

In these tutorials they never go over what can go wrong or why it may not work. For me the heal and clone tools work sometimes and other times I have to select the area I want to use them on otherwise nothing happens when I try to go over the area. When I try to heal an area sometimes it works perfectly but a lot of the time it changes the area to a weird color or deletes everything and leaves the area distorted. I do love these tutorials there is always great information and most of the time his directions work. I just wish I knew what I was doing wrong.

[@skyrixdreamer4802]

Thank you so much, that was very helpful :)

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

My pleasure - thanks for checking out the video!

[@justmitch4583]

hey 100k subs lets go , hope you get there today!

[@BigS7743]

Curious how long have you been doing this? I just saw some older vids of yours and MAN! do you look young. keep it going, great job.

[@gabriel_klyn_official]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@cyrilpreece2658]

Great tutorials. what I am looking for is a plug in like the old Topaz Simplfy so that I can take out all details of a portrait that I can then use as stencil for my airbrushing. Any help would br very much appreciated.

[@DJOwT]

respect for you

[@michaelgladshtein3277]

Thank you very much for your video Maybe do you have a video with a deeper explanation technique 3 Selection Tools with Layer Masks

[@sammydepresso]

Thanks for the tutorial it really helped. ❤️

[@emmanuelepiscope4853]

Thank you

[@zakariachahboun]

8:18 smart simple way!

[@nataliesingh1491]

As always, everything is super. Waiting for new crack from your team

[@hoisec2013]

Capo total. Como aprendi!!!

[@BrokenCircle1]

Legend.

[@zelalemmengistu120]

It's deep tutorial ,,,,,,thanks I learn a lot,,,,I can't find "selection heal " tool ,where can I see it?

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

It's part of the Resynthesizer Plugin - you have to download and install the plugin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZPceIyjj9-fZ6s

[@arghyaS]

Can you please explain how did that layer mask work to remove the black shadow??...I am beginner and I was able to understand the b&w layer mask... But this layer mask is bit confusing... Very helpful video btw... Thank you...

[@OnnoBolderman]

I didn't watch the whole video yet but I can tell you what a layer mask does. A layer mask is an extra layer added to the image layer you're working with. It give you the posability to add transparency that easely can be undone. Compaire it with a windows as you please. Black blocks the view on the other layer so the top layer is visible. White (clear glass) gives you a view on the later beneeth the glass. If you use gray, half of the pixels will get blocked. Hope this will help you. I learned this on his Udemy masterclass and from fist hand I can ensure you that it is worth every single penny ;)

[@arghyaS]

@@OnnoBolderman That was helpful...thank you😁

[@raypearse3214]

Ray Pearse 18 minutes ago Hi hope you can help I'm using 2.10.22 version. When using Clone tool I only get about 50% opacity despite having slider at maximum opacity along with force and hardness. If clicked repeatedly in one place it becomes opaque in increments of about 4 times. Tried reinstall no change

[@DekkarMTBtl]

1:10 my mind was mainly blown because the name of the file is "man-in-black-t-shirt-playing-violin-on-brown-field" yet the man is clearly holding a guitar. Great tutorial though. I'm trying to learn some basic skills with GIMP and will be watching your other videos.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Haha I guess whomever named the photo isn't a musician. Glad you liked the video.

[@bime2294]

Hi. I was trying to use the resynthesizer but I keep getting error messages, saying that the proesedure could not be found. I have followed every step from your tutorial on downloading the resynthesizer. I am using a 2019 macbook air.

[@samucapiassi9467]

hey did you get to fix thi issue? can you healp me to fix it too?

[@DeathRealmTattoo]

Tried following your instructions for downloading the plug-in, but my screen is different. I don't see a download link anywhere. :(

[@Colombiano0]

Man, national treasure, thank you. Btw, how'd get so good at gimp? did you help developing it?, hah

[@vincentjohnson435]

will ur tutorials cover logo design and graphic design.just wana know before i enroll

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

In the Masterclass? Yes - there is a section with design videos.

[@vincentjohnson435]

Using gimp right

[@unnigopal]

I am using GIMP 2.10.34 but the Heal Selection is missing in Enhance Menu. Please help

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

You have to download and install the Resynthesizer Plugin.

[@arianullah6257]

What about the G'MIC plugging inpaint filter?

[@abdouliejallow2531]

Hi David how can i join to your clasis

[@sandrabarrell828]

Hi, I hope you can please help me. At the age of 65 I want to try a new skill ( not too skilled though lolol ) I want to know how I can take a picture of my Grandchildren and cut them out of one photograph and then put their image on different backgrounds, so it looks as though i.e. my Granddaughter is standing with a Unicorn or my Grandson is feeding a Dinosaur. I am sorry if I am not explaining myself properly but I don't know all the technical terminology. Some one suggested I get Photoshop but on my pension I cant afford to do that. I hope I am not taking up too much of your time asking for help.Thank you, stay safe and well.

[@fahedabdullghany2360]

The problem I have that I dont have heal selection in my Gimp (My Gimp version is 2.10.34)

[@Re-ym3zt]

When I use the free select tool and when I close the selection and press enter it cancels instead of a selection plz help

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

You might have the tool set to the wrong “Mode” at the top of the Tool Options. Set it to either “Add to the current selection” or “Replace the current selection.”

[@Re-ym3zt]

I tried both modes but they don’t work is it a Mac OS issue or something?

[@polikseniyaangelova3619]

Здравейте, при мен няма опция Filters / Enhance / Heal selection, какво да направя? 🤥

[@cynthiaxwangcomedy]

When I hit the enter key instead of the dotted line moving my selection just goes away. Why is this?

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

If you're on a MAC and not using the most up-to-date version, this is a bug in older versions. The selection is still there, it just doesn't display.

[@philsommerard4986]

Hi fallowed step by step , didn't work no link for windows anymore on github

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Check out this update video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZPceIyjj9-fZ6s

[@urbandzire6896]

heal selection is not showing from Mac.....

[@ravalcolsgaming6910]

i tried heal synth but the output is terrible

[@MrSibiabraham]

3rd viewer and first like

[@mathiaslasa5708]

Is that the free version?

[@victorialloyd-dj4sh]

Thanks but what I was talking about was how to Remove Apps that Pop up without an X.

[@OnnoBolderman]

Just 4 days ago I posted a message under the YT-video (How to Install the GIMP Resynthesizer Plugin (Windows)). I posted this: "Virustotal(dot)com gives a trojan warning on the file and there are 37 community votes for being a harmfull file. Don't know if it is a false positive our not, maybe Githup has information in the treath". I`m not been able to find a anwer that convince me that the file is safe to use. Someone here maybe who has that information because it seems to be a usefull and timesaving tool

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

I just ran all three individual links (the Linux download, Windows download, and the main Plugin page on the GitHub repository) and did not get any errors/warnings. I also ran the GitHub page itself that contains all the links and files and did not get any warnings.

[@OnnoBolderman]

@@DaviesMediaDesign thanks for your response. Did run the zip (windows version) myself also again through the online antivirus (virustotal(dot)com). One out of 65 virusscanners gives a trojan warning and there are 37 community votes that it is harmfull software (maybe adobe?). I decided to take the riks and use the software :)

[@applepine1048]

i use this to modify documents

[@torusx8564]

GIMP can be kinda powerfull.

[@BenYokumFarzet]

not working

[@paulevans7742]

Kinda gloss over what else needs to be con - 'Press Control here then I can just paint over the stuff I want to remove'. Not really very helpful

[@asanisimasablasta]

So fking annoying-- GIMP settings to remove foregroud photos..... default settings, find the toggle... hot mess. GIMP needs a fkn QA review.

[@SnuffBridge420]

any idea why when i click on heal selection i get an error and it does not work. it says Calling error for procedure 'gimp-procedural-db-proc-info': Procedure 'plug-in-resynthesizer' not found

[@vikvakvuk]

I have the same problem!! Have you found a solution that worked? Can anyone help with this issue?