Gimp: Hide the picture edge into the transparent - Here's how it works
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With Gimp you can give your photos a special frame: the edge of the picture can be hidden in the transparent. We explain how you can create the chic effect.
Dissolve the Gimp image edge with soft focus in nothing
Gimp offers numerous plugins that decorate your photos with chic effects. One of them is the so-called "soft focus". This is exactly what you need for the picture frame effect:
- Select the rectangle tool and mark the center of the image. You can see how much space you should leave at the edge in our picture gallery.
- Click the quick mask icon in the lower left corner.
- Now select "Filter" in the menu bar and then click on "Distort" and "Rotate and press".
- Increase the "rotation angle" until the edge of the picture appears irregular, for example at "100". Enhance the effect with the "radius". Here you can usually leave the value at "1".
- Click on "Filter" and select "Blur" in the drop-down menu and then "Gaussian white pencil".
- Increase the radius until the edge blurs sufficiently.
- Remove the quick mask in the lower corner and invert the view via "Selection" and "Invert".
- Under "Edit" choose the item "Fill with background color" to complete the effect.
To make your photos even more mysterious, you can also add a smoke effect with Gimp.
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The distance to the edge of the picture depends on how pronounced the effect should be. The larger the distance, the slower the image fades out.
The quick mask can be found in the work area at the bottom left. After the click, the edge of the picture turns red.
The "rotation angle" and its "radius" make the edge appear irregular at the end. As a result, the fade-out no longer appears as artificial. The two values depend, among other things, on the resolution of the photo.
The higher you set the radius of the blur, the slower the photo disappears. Make sure that the two values are the same.
If you are not satisfied with the result, you can undo the last settings with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Z]. Then just try the steps again.
