Gimp: change background

With the free photo editing program Gimp you can change the background of a photo. In our instructions, we will guide you through the individual steps.

Change the picture background with Gimp

1. Open an image with "File" that should have a different background. Note that you cannot select a JPEG file because this format cannot reproduce the transparency. If the image only exists as a JPEG, save it as a PNG beforehand.
2. The image is now inserted in Gimp and appears in the layer tool on the right as a new layer. Right-click to open the context menu and select "Add Alpha Channel".
3. Now click on the lasso symbol on the left in the toolbox. Drive around the object in the picture with the lasso until it is completely framed.
4. Go to "Selection" and choose "Invert".
5. Now choose "Edit"> "Cut".
6. Call up the "Open layers" option via "File". Now select the new background and click on "Open".
7. Go to "Window"> "Dockable dialogs"> "Layers" and, if necessary, move the background layer behind the foreground layer in the layer dialog window.