Rich too Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi there, We are having our house painted soon and we are not sure about colours for the front door - can anyone recommend free software for easily changing the colours in a jpeg image? So that we can get an idea of what various schemes will look like. Thanks Rich Edited By Rich2 on 24/04/2014 13:47:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Miller Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Gimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thats not nice! Looks like there are a few 'apps' around. Have a look here Must be loads of others too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I'd suggest Paint.NET or GIMP. Both are attempts at a free version of Photoshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Haha! Interesting name! Thanks for the suggestions. I have downloaded and tried gimp, but it is beating me. We only need black and white options!! I think part of the problem is that the front door is currently varnished and shows up in quite a few different shaded areas - not easy to select and paint the whole thing in one step.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummet Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Posted by Rich2 on 24/04/2014 14:57:55: Haha! Interesting name! Thanks for the suggestions. I have downloaded and tried gimp, but it is beating me. We only need black and white options!! I think part of the problem is that the front door is currently varnished and shows up in quite a few different shaded areas - not easy to select and paint the whole thing in one step.... GIMP = GNU Image Processing Package or something like that GNU = Gnus Not Unix - It is a load of folk who produce high quality free software. Much of the internet relies of their stuff. In GIMP you can use layers. You can make overlays with variable transparency. If you take a picture of your door, and convert it to a b+w image. Create a transparency of your B+W door. Then put under it (behind it?) a coloured area to try. The overlay should darken the paint colour in the same way that the colour of your existing door varies. I know it can be done. It is, however quite a complicated task. Still, it often takes time and effort to learn to use powerful tools. I am no expert in its use, but if you PM me I will give what help I can. Plummet Edited By Plummet on 24/04/2014 15:59:20 Edited By Plummet on 24/04/2014 16:01:02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plummet Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I keep telling my other proportion (Half? If that is by weight then she is considerably less than half. I am sure that other factors would measure to different proportions.) that "Designer Scruffy" is all the rage. It can take an absolute fortune to achieve "Designer Scruffy", or alternatively one can rely upon natural weathering and judicious applications of doing nothing. Plummet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Posted by Plummet on 24/04/2014 22:58:28: It can take an absolute fortune to achieve "Designer Scruffy", or alternatively one can rely upon natural weathering and judicious applications of doing nothing. Plummet I couldn't agree more! Thanks for the offer, but the decision has (thankfully) been made, the wife said "paint it black" - thanks Tom! Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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