Editing Portraits and Recomposing Images - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 218

Figure 8-39. Use the Levels dialog to create a better tonal match between the patch and surrounding area

7. Lower the opacity of the patch layer to about 50%, to see underneath. Use the

Erase tool (Shift + E) with the brush set to 050 to remove the pixels covering the
man's hair and sombrero (Figure 8-40 ).