Foreground Select Tool

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This tool lets you extract the foreground from the active layer or from a selection.
I have never used this tool before and I am curious as to what it can do and I am anxious to add it to my bag of tricks. ;-)

posted by GaryJames

Gimp's official tutorial page:
Note:Until you press Enter, you can't undo this selection by Ctrl+Z nor by Select → None, and the Undo History is not concerned. To delete this selection, you must select another tool.

posted by GaryJames
over 2 years ago

I think this video does a good job of covering the basics:

posted by GaryJames
over 2 years ago

Silent Movie ;-)
In this video it shows where the tutor went back over his image and painted over any holes etc that were left unselected.

posted by GaryJames
over 2 years ago

Well, that covered most of it, could not find any tutorials that covered the Color Sensitivity other than to just mention it. Playing with the tool I was able to fill in the holes before I clicked Enter, I also was to remove selected areas by holding the CTRL key while painting.
Time to play with this tool!

posted by GaryJames
over 2 years ago

Well I played with the tool. First image is a photo I took, second image is the result of the foreground select pasted on a black background and the third is the "Sunburst" painting.