![]() You will notice that the pink mask grows in size, indicating that you are grabbing more colors to replace: Moving your hand to the right will increase the threshold of colors selected, as indicated by the increased pink mask. To select more colors, hold the click and slowly move your mouse towards the right. You will notice a pink mask while holding the click, then you will notice a dotted marquee going around the selection once you release the click. With the Select By Color tool enabled and the proper tool settings from step 1 in place, simply click on an area of your image that contains the color you’d like to replace: The pink mask indicates the pixels that are being selected. Now it’s time to create a selection around the color you’d like to replace. Step 2: Click on an area of the image that contains the color you’d like to replace This approach will make it easier to eyeball what the threshold needs to be instead of guessing numbers. If you need to grab additional colors, this can be accomplished while creating the selection in step 2. It is recommended that you leave the Threshold set at 1. Since it makes it easier to see exactly what it is you’re selecting, it is recommended that you leave it enabled. This is not actually part of the design it’s there for your reference. Draw Mask: this setting, when enabled, will create a pink mask over the selection you create.If set to 1, only one color will be selected (the color you click on.) If you’d like to grab nearby pixels that may have a similar (but slightly off) shade, you can increase this slightly. Threshold: this represents the number of colors to be selected.If you are just looking to replace a color in a single image then chances are you do not have multiple layers and you can ignore this setting. This is only relevant if you’re working with an image that has multiple layers. Sample Merged: will select colors on all layers in your document if enabled.This is irrelevant when looking to replace colors, so you can leave it disabled or enabled. Select Transparent Areas: this setting, when enabled, will allow you to select transparent areas of your image the same way you would select colors.Although this setting has its uses, it can be problematic when trying to replace a color in GIMP, so leave it disabled for this tutorial. Feather Edges: this setting makes it so the edges of your selection will be softened, sort of like what you’d get after applying a Gaussian blur. ![]() Without it enabled you till end up with hard, jagged edges, so it is recommended to leave it enabled.
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