Gimp 2.6 Photo Software Covers Unwanted Blemishes, Freckles, Scars and More

Let's face it: everyone in the world has at least one blemish of some sort that they don't like. But it gets even worse for that person when they are exposed to a camera because the flash tends to bring out all the details. Today, I am going to teach you how to remove freckles, acne, unwanted facial hair, scars and so forth using Gimp 2.6.

Step one - Start off by inserting the picture you would like to use. Do this by clicking "File" at the left-top of the Gimp screen. Scroll down to "Open" and select. Choose and highlight the picture you would like to use by clicking on it once and then clicking "Open" at the button of the window.

Step two - Open a new layer by clicking "Layer" at the top of the Gimp screen and scrolling down to "New Layer"; it should be first on the list. Name the layer whatever you would like and select "Transparency" for the fill type. When you are finished click "OK".

View the "Layers Window" by pressing 'Ctrl + L' on your keyboard.

Step three - Go back to the original layer in the "Layers Window". Now look to the toolbox and select the "Color Picker Tool". Making sure you are on the original layer - use the "Color Picker Tool" and select the skin tone. Do this by clicking once on a clear part of the skin. Once you have the skin tone color to work with, go to the new layer you made at the beginning of this project. You are going to need to do this continually throughout the rest of this project to make sure you have the right coloring and not just one solid color all over the face.

Step four - Now select the "Airbrush Tool" from the toolbox. The airbrush mode should be on Normal and the brush should be a circle fuzzy brush. You will have to re-size the brush to fit your needs. I would suggest a larger brush when it can be used because it gives a lighter and more natural-real affect. The smaller the brush, the darker the color is going to be because it's being focused into a smaller area. The wider range the brush has, the lighter and more even your color will be because it has more room to spread and even itself out.

Step five - Using the "Airbrush tool" and the skin tone color you picked out, lightly airbrush the area you go the skin tone from and cover any blemishes of any sort. Make light stroke patterns. Make sure to change the size of your brush as needed and to re-adjust the skin color when you get to a new area and the tone changes even in the slightest bit (do this like you did in step 2 just with a different area and different skin tone).

Step six - Once you have finished covering the larger blemish areas and wish to finish off the rest of the face, lower the opacity on your airbrush for a lighter coverage. Always remeber, the higher the opacity the darker and more coverage you will get; lighter the opacity, lighter and less coverage you will get.

And that's all you do to cover any unwanted coloring on a photo!