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How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...?

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How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...? rhimbo 02 Apr 22:57
  How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...? rich2005 03 Apr 09:17
rhimbo
2017-04-02 22:57:45 UTC (over 7 years ago)
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How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...?

Hi folks,

Graphics newbie here...

I would like to make part of an image blurry or unreadable. I have photos of an automobile and I would like to blur the license plate prior to posting online.

I wasn't sure of the proper terminology so my searches didn't yield anything obvious to me.

Can I create a layer first? Then do I make a rectangular selection and do something to that selection?

Any guidance is welcome...!

Many thanks in advance.....

rich2005
2017-04-03 09:17:03 UTC (over 7 years ago)

How to make an area of an image "blurry" or "erased"...?

Hi folks,

Graphics newbie here...

I would like to make part of an image blurry or unreadable. I have photos of an automobile and I would like to blur the license plate prior to posting online.

I wasn't sure of the proper terminology so my searches didn't yield anything obvious to me.

Can I create a layer first? Then do I make a rectangular selection and do something to that selection?

Any guidance is welcome...!

Many thanks in advance.....

The main thing is work with copies so that the original images are not damaged.

Going onto the web - so jpeg or png format. Then why use layers?

examples: http://i.imgur.com/Uxrlg0Q.jpg

All sorts of ways, quickest is use the smudge tool and a suitable size brush (1)

Want it tidier? A couple of suggestions. Make a selection and blur; Filters -> Blur -> Gaussian blur (2)

or

Make a selection and pixelise Filters -> Blur -> Pixelise (3)

rich: www.gimp-forum.net