You've worked through Inspired by... and learned a bit about how to use GIMP. Today, we're going to build on that. - Take a picture of someone.
- Load that picture into GIMP and remove the background. You remember how to do that, right?
- In the File menu you Open the picture.
- Then in the Layers menu you pick Transparency and then Add Alpha Channel.
- Using the Rectangle or Circle tools, cut out the background. You can use the Lasso to remove content around tougher corners.
- Under the File menu pick Save As and save the file as a PNG.
- If you have done this successfully, you have an image of one person without a background.
- Now you need to pick a background.
- The background can be a photo you've taken, or one you're legally allowed to use like something from Pixabay or MorgueFile.
- Open the background picture in GIMP using the File and then the Open commands.
- Open your picture of the person who has no background. To do this, in the File menu, pick Open as Layer.
- You should be able to position your person anywhere you want in the background.
- You can finish it off as a PNG. Pretty simple, eh?
The Assignment- You're going to do what was described above, except...
- Your person is going to be in the photo at least 3 times. That's right, 3 different images of the same person against the same background.
- You might want to have that person wear a different shirt, or something, in order to stand out.
- They could be posed differently: standing, sitting, lying, or maybe kneeling.
- The three images of the same person should be distinctly different pictures. You are NOT just using the same picture multiple times.
- The background should be someplace exotic, perhaps a lake, a jungle, or in a far away city.
EvaluationCriteria - 3 different images of the subject.
- Subjects placed in ways that make sense.
- Not underwater without scuba gear, etc.
- A different background on which the subjects are placed. Not a picture from at school or home.
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