GIMP Tutorial: Put Someone's Face on an Object

Superimpose someone's face onto an orange using GIMP.
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Angry face image: pixabay.com/en...
This tutorial is for GIMP version 2.8.1 and is intended to teach beginners how to use the software. GIMP is a great free alternative to Photoshop.
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[@LogosByNick]

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[@KaanSynb]

Hello . I want to ask something .. I have a text in bold font .. and there is a picture of camouflage pattern .. I want to fill this text with this camouflage pattern .. I could do this before .. when I drag the pattern over the text, the camouflage picture just filled the part of the text that I dragged onto the text .. (only inside the text) .. or the text is not necessary .. any other shape inside .. the outer part of the shape was not affected by this operation .. now i can't do it .. i forgot. . can you help me ? is it possible to make a video about it? my english is not perfect. I hope I could describe what I wanted to learn properly. Thank you from now. a picture of a shape on a transparent background .. and a pattern motif .. when I drag this picture over the shape .. it only fills the part that I drag into the shape. transparent background is not affected.

[@jennielyra3694]

I just got to say, I like your intro - clean, not too long, and fun music.

[@thewalkingjuju]

@@KaanSynb I hope you figured this out by now but if not you need to open Gimp with Administrator Privileges and export your camo pattern to the patterns folder. Then it's simple: Create a New Layer with the Pattern > Create a Black Layer above the Pattern Layer > Select the Text Layer > Alpha to Selection > Clear > Select Black Layer > Clear > Select None!

[@GraphicDesignStudio]

Thanks for supporting open source software GIMP.

[@luke-cd6fn]

WENIS IS NOT A REAL WORD! GOOGLE IT!!!

[@luke-cd6fn]

Also, I was just using gimp seconds ago!

[@waiitwhaat]

Alas, companies still require you to have the dumb 'photoshop' experience. Like, bruh if I had money to get photoshop I wouldn't be freelancing here anyway.

[@monsieur_ballerine]

Free Software* FTFY

[@Haejinka]

Can't wait to edit the faces of my friends into things, the professional way. Thank's for the tutorial you just earned a sub.

[@LogosByNick]

Lol that ought to be fun. Welcome aboard!

[@JerodBeeson]

So I tried to impose my face on the center of my drone...it's pure white and I could not figure out how to get the face to blend naturally like with the orange. Is this because the orange and face have somewhat similar skin tones, and the white drone is too stark of a contrast to make work with this method? Great video, like all your others though! Usefully informative, not just quickly clicking around with no narration. Makes a big difference for the viewer, keep up the great work!

[@ChillGuyYoutube]

Instructions unclear, made *Shregos*

[@NewLeaf88]

I LOVE your tutorials on GIMP! I just recently installed it again because I wanted to be creative. I uninstalled it before because I thought it was too complicated. But you are making this very fun! THANK YOU AGAIN!

[@SpookyGuy007mc]

I love these gimp tutorials, Thank You!!!

[@levioptionallastname6749]

This is good,. you get to the point and there isn't a bunch of explanation about the explanation being explained. this is an A+ tutorial.

[@jbtwo1733]

Been a while since I had used GIMP this was the perfect refreshers course! Thanks for the time

[@Axel-zu7om]

8:16, Yeah it’s really natural with faces in oranges, I agree

[@lilmattster7613]

lol

[@mikep6967]

This one was amazing. Huge effect done efficiently. Just subbed. Big ups and thank you!

[@MindChallenge0]

Linux + Inkscape+ Gimp ... Amazing

[@josiasvallejos161]

Linux + Inkscape + Gimp + Blender + Audacity

[@TheMobShow]

+ kdenlive

[@josiasvallejos161]

Blender is for vídeo editing also

[@darrellpidgeon6440]

Fun stuff to know. Thanks. Love the music. One of my favorites. "In the Mood".

[@johnnybath9252]

Great tutorial, really fast moving but if you adapt to that its great. Got it all learned in about 20 mins.

[@gimpgraphicdesign]

First i would like to say that I love the way that you presented your tutorial, it was easy to follow and what I learned from you today will help me in my future. Thank you

[@waylonflowers4469]

I couldn't find the brush tool you were using, so I ended up using the Whooky Sack tool instead, and it seemed to have the same effect. If anyone is having the same problem with the recent version of GIMP, try this!

[@a-bison]

that orange must've tasted S P I C E Y

[@kacpermaciszewski4347]

most of the things you do like layer mask don't work anymore in newest gimp 2.10 and idk what to do ,pls help

[@waiitwhaat]

Just add the alpha channel and use regular eraser tool to turn stuff into transparency. It works exactly the same way. While watching the video, the only place where I felt layer mask was really required was when he made the eyes and mouth to their original colour, but that could be done by adding a new layer and erasing everything except the eyes and the mouth. Results will be identical.

[@atultilkaan]

You are genius Nick. Loved all your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@RelicofNod]

Hey Nick, correct me if I'm wrong, but using a layer mask in this tutorial seems the most needlessly time-consuming and complicated method you could have possibly used. I can think of 2 easier and faster methods for getting the same effect, (1) just select that super soft brush on the eraser tool, you can literally just erase the image(exact same thing you did with the layer mask). (2) just roughly select the face with the lasso select tool or even the elipse select tool, then go to selection>invert then selection>feather>150+ then ctrl+x and done. Is there some benefit to using a layer mask that I'm not aware of? Also, no disrespect whatsoever, I love your videos and recently subscribed.

[@jdwchallenges7641]

hey this really helped and was loads quicker with a better effect

[@callmepad]

I think the main benefit of a layer mask (doing 1 is exactly the same as painting on layer mask and you can also do 2 on the mask just as easily) is that it is a non destructive process. You aren't erasing the image, just masking some of it. It is easy to change your mind and unmask a part later. If you have to undo to get back to where you did it you may have to lose some other progress along the way. It takes one click to activate a mask and you can manipulate it with all the tools and effects as a normal image, it is powerful.

[@SnackKingOfficial]

This is very relevant for me to learn. I always wondered how it was done.

[@gretchenhangleton9603]

Mac users may notice that apply as new layer is not available on the tool bar, but you can find it by right-clicking on the image, select edit - apply as - new layer.

[@Jac0bIAm]

Dude I love you, this has been unfathomably helpful to create a hilarious birthday present GIMP-shop for a friend :D

[@rohanmalik2910]

Very nice tutorial bro.😊 I almost wasted 4 hrs today figuring out for myself how to do edits like these..😓

[@HermeticDragon]

Best Gimp tutorial I have watched. Thank you so much for explaining every step, as well as the hints and tips. Great post.

[@lianjuoixiekiang6684]

Good and nice, explanatory. Thanks!!

[@supersaiyan7149]

Tried this thing with trumps face and a banana. Didn´t work that well because the bananas color is less intese than the color of these oranges and also trumps skin tends to go more into a red colorscheme. So if you do this i would recommend choosing an object with a more intense color than the face´s color. But ay am not complaining, i mean it works brilliant.

[@rkyielliwanag4675]

It doesn't work for me it's too dark or something

[@tdcrom]

These are all great tutorials, thank you!

[@alliumiao]

So confused but it's entertaining to watch. I don't know why.

[@drakedorosh9332]

You are amazing. I followed as closely as I could to paste my face onto an alien. It still took hours. Gimp just sux really hard. It is amazing how so many people can work so hard to share a gift no can easily receive.

[@hasanwaheed7479]

Very helpful

[@andrar9969]

You fool, you don't realize the power you have given me.

[@blake2802]

Works a lot easier on an orange than a dark food product like a pickle. The pickle required adjusting saturation, brightness, and contrast levels on the duplicate faces

[@kevinsundelin8639]

How does that make it more difficult?

[@nyendekhalid7893]

thanks soo much... you tutorials are soo helpful

[@healthvalley386]

Thanks for the brilliant tutorial :)

[@thilinaalagiyawanna3680]

Thank you

[@juandeleon5738]

Thanks a lot, very clear.

[@andreic2677]

every time i use the rectangle it just is white

[@TheStormer5591]

this guy is definitely orange juice gang

[@PurpleCaveManYT]

good stuff

[@jocargua]

Delicious Work.

[@RebeccaDubs]

sooooo many questions after watching that lol

[@Time_Bender]

Your videos are awesome

[@apexjonin5068]

I think this only works with oranges

[@miaofficial5530]

So this is how they made annoying orange lol

[@aboiwhoplaysgames]

It worked nicely other than one problem when I tried to show the colors at the end it just ended up becoming white in colour

[@Barbarossa0921]

Great Video, thumps up!

[@henriknobel2067]

it really sucks that this only works on orange objects. please change your title or show us how to do it on different colours.

[@Tonio0504]

awesome tutorial and great music at the end!

[@nigelpallatt]

There is no Grain merge

[@jakey1995abc]

BIG SIGNAL!

[@ArturJBCosta]

Very nice, thumbs up and Happy New Year :)

[@ConversationswithThobile]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! . i tried this but melanin popped too hard so the image did not blend in with the orange, i tried playing around with the contrast and opacity of the picture but still

[@Ulver6969]

All your videos are very inspiring, and I like the way you explain things. Do you thinknit would be posible for you to do more tutorial on what certain options in gimp and incscale do? It would be big big help. thanks

[@user-hd6xc1xn9d]

when you select the paintbrush, the mode, opacity, size, etc. doesn't come up, neither does the foregroun and background color picker

[@digitalmigrate9532]

That's awesome

[@memualharassment5269]

Nice video. I have one question: Does the options you choosed to match the color of the face with the orange work only for the orange color or for everything ?

[@michaeljimmy810]

only for orange :(

[@Anand89728]

its not working properly for every object...make another video on this topic with different objects

[@tassoumaate3293]

Could you please make a video on how to create a clipart using Gimp? Thank you!

[@zanyx3376]

shoutout 2 t jhay 4 giving long due date

[@logotutorial011]

thank you so much

[@BB-lo7os]

Wouw ....thanks !!

[@ndbizman]

great video

[@RandomVids9000]

doesnt work well for black faces on darker surfaces

[@landuneauto]

Can you remake this video with the new version?

[@westywf1036]

Can somebody please help me, When i open the second picture in GIMP, i dont see the image tab bar at the top... its really frustrating :(

[@eliegbert8121]

i cant click add alpha channel

[@TribbleLPTV]

How can you put your tools at the side of the marks?

[@excelsiorgaming7178]

when I did grain merge, nothing happened?

[@owenwells8849]

7:20 you can just turn the opacity down

[@FS_GAMEPLAY]

I made it at school! And my teacher liked it too... 😂😉😆

[@20SidedKnight]

So complete amateur question. Bu why would you mess with the mask layer instead of just using the eraser tool?

[@dansalvas641]

I just watched a few of your videos and subscribed, love your work. Do you have an existing tutorial if I wanted to put a face onto a piece of toast or bread? Essentially I am trying to have the main features of the face all appear as natural colors within the bread/toast itself. Thanks!

[@enjoyeverything3327]

Sir how can i make videos on by putting my face on any object, if u have any idea than help me pls.

[@mattmancuso463]

i cant duplicate layer

[@domtoretto4433]

This works with other objects, or just with the orange(I mean, this method, so like somewhere for example: you dont have to press white, you have to press black) ?

[@berendblom6900]

when i paste as new layer my face is completely white surrounded by black lines:(

[@TOKYEO]

cool channel by the way!

[@rato5500]

Hi Nick! Everything works fine up until the point of the grain merge, multiply, normal mode steps. Then when I go to add layer mask on the top layer which is set to normal (black full transparency), it adds a layer mask, but the icon is not black as in your tutorial video, but rather checkered. What am I doing wrong? I can erase the orange colour from the eyeballs and make them white again, but then when I follow the next step and add a layer mask to the second layer and want to retouch the outline of the face on the orange it makes it pop out even more and it looks black. Is it the photo that I'm using? I've tried even the photo (screaming lady) that you are using in the tutorial and it does exactly the same thing. I'm really at my wits end. Using the newest version 2.10 ... Also was wondering how your interface is looking so much different than mine. You have twice as many tools in the tools panel which makes it easier to grab. I instead have to go every time to the tab at the top to select the needed tool. I know it's quite a lot of asking. Your loyal follower from Slovakia. Thanks a bunch! P.S. I've had success with the smoke and freeze effect, also the Abe Lincoln video.

[@henzzz_]

Doesn't work on cauliflower

[@quatschkopq186]

Doesnt work properly, if the face has no pink color / object of the face isnt orange

[@kxeiko]

nick could you please mention what is the size of each pic in the future videos

[@eldiablo8019]

+Nick Saporito Excellent tutorial. How long did take you to get that good with Gimp ?

[@soouupz2962]

I can't duplicate the layer

[@ratchetthelastlombax3639]

Doesn't work with a white face from a sad cat face over a black cat

[@KaanSynb]

Hello . I want to ask something .. I have a text in bold font .. and there is a picture of camouflage pattern .. I want to fill this text with this camouflage pattern .. I could do this before .. when I drag the pattern over the text, the camouflage picture just filled the part of the text that I dragged onto the text .. (only inside the text) .. or the text is not necessary .. any other shape inside .. the outer part of the shape was not affected by this operation .. now i can't do it .. i forgot. . can you help me ? is it possible to make a video about it? my english is not perfect. I hope I could describe what I wanted to learn properly. Thank you from now. a picture of a shape on a transparent background .. and a pattern motif .. when I drag this picture over the shape .. it only fills the part that I drag into the shape. transparent background is not affected.

[@jaco2508]

like what exact version do u use and can you send me a download link? i also have gimp 2.8.10 installed but it looks wayyy different then ur gimp

[@stinkydonuts5533]

multiply makes it rrealy dark

[@Mapplesproductions]

O B A M A M E M E S F I N A L L Y

[@mackov5282]

ThX man...

[@pandorolo3167]

Hi Nick, Can you make in inkscape a low poly image? Thx

[@pepid8800]

TeneRone I would love to see that aswell!

[@KISSDUNGEON]

how do you open an image in a new tab?

[@kkk46you]

THANKS YOOOOOOOOOOO thanks thanks thanks thanksthanksthanksthanksthanks really really

[@blockybeanz9924]

how to make a person in to a cartoon PLZ?!?!?!?!?

[@badmemechannel8063]

Now I can be black

[@iceybread]

Boooo

[@roblax.363]

who name program

[@TheAdminstrator9905]

Will this tutorial be useful for applying someones face to another persons body? Context: I want to take 2 anime characters and put them together.

[@berendblom6900]

how do i get the same GUI as you?

[@edifrancl]

Show de bola! :P "Show de bola" em português seria mais ou menos o "very nice" de vocês! ;)