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What's the term? ... Dave C via gimp-user-list 09 May 19:28
  What's the term? ... Steve Kinney 09 May 21:17
Dave C via gimp-user-list
2017-05-09 19:28:47 UTC (almost 8 years ago)

What's the term? ...

for a transparent image that highlights relevant components within? I’m using “ghost drawing” but I know that’s not right.

What is the word I’m searching for?

Thanks, Dave

Steve Kinney
2017-05-09 21:17:44 UTC (almost 8 years ago)

What's the term? ...

On 05/09/2017 03:28 PM, Dave C via gimp-user-list wrote:

for a transparent image that highlights relevant components within? I’m using “ghost drawing” but I know that’s not right.

What is the word I’m searching for?

Do you mean a "vignette?" This general idea:

http://www.francescomilanese.com/ENG/gimp/3-vignette-darkening-the-edges-of-an-image-in-gimp-tutorial.html

If so that's it.

You can also do other sneaky things to make the "foreground" subject of an image stand out, for instance copy your base image, slightly blur it and slightly reduce its contrast and/or color saturation (a tiny bit will do the trick), and add a layer mask to it. Use a radial gradient, black to white, centered on the part of the image you want to emphasize and viola: It pops.

:o)