How to Color a WolfHome Pose on GIMP
Wolfhome is a free two-dimensional graphical chat on which users interact with each other in the form of wolves and werewolves, using various avatars known as "poses." Several websites offer grayscale or line art poses for users to save and color on their own; graphics software such as GIMP allow you to color these poses and save them in a format suitable for use on Wolfhome.
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Instructions
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Launch GIMP and open the image that contains the pose you want to color.
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Click "Image," hover over "Mode" and ensure the image is set to "RGB" mode.
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Click "Layer" and select "Duplicate Layer" to create a copy of the image on a new layer.
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Select the newly-created layer in the layer palette and change its mode to "Multiply" using the "Mode" drop-down menu.
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Select the background layer and press "U" to switch to the Fuzzy Select tool.
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Click the transparent background around the pose to select it. If the entire background does not select with one click, hold down the "Shift" key and click any unselected background areas to add them to the selection.
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Click "Select" and choose the "Invert" option to invert the selection. This selects only the pose, ensuring that any colors you add don't stray onto the background.
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Click "Layer" and select "New Layer." Ensure the radio button labeled "Transparency" is activated and click "OK."
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Press "Shift" and "B" to select the Bucket Fill tool.
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Pick a basic color for your pose using the color picker, then click once anywhere inside the pose to fill it with that color.
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Create a new layer.
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Press "P" to select the Paint Brush tool.
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Pick a second color for your pose and begin filling in the details.
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Continue filling in details, creating a new layer every time you switch colors. If you make any mistakes, press "Ctrl" and "Z" to undo your last action, or erase using the Eraser tool by pressing "Shift" and "E."
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Click "File," select "Save As" and save a copy of the image in GIMP's native XCF format, in case you want to make any further changes to it in the future.
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Click "Image" and select "Flatten Image." This reduces the image to a single layer.
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Click "Image," hover over "Mode" and click "Indexed." Ensure the radio button labeled "Generate optimum palette" is selected and click "Convert."
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Click "Layer," hover over "Transparency" and click "Add Alpha Channel."
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Invert the selection and press "Delete" to make the background transparent.
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Click "File," select "Save As" and save the image in the PNG format.
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