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I'm trying to figure out how to replace the fox in the firefox logo with the one in this image. Does anyone know how I can do this? (I don't have photo shop)
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Well, I could borrow photo shop elements from my mother, or I could download Picasa or Gimp, otherwise I've got paint.
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Snag Gimp. I'm not familiar with the program's tool names, interface, etc. to give you clear instructions (being a Photoshop/Fireworks user myself), but I'm sure there's someone here who can tell you how through Gimp. It'll also be borderline impossible to do nicely in a program like Paint.
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Here you go. Just did it real quick, 'cause I wasn't sure how much image fidelity you were going for. The two foxes are also not actually identically proportioned, which made it more difficult.
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Yes, the exact technique used depends entirely on the tools available, i.e. software.
In this case, the end result you are looking for is simply a change in color, not in the shape. It should be relatively easy to do, however as I don't have much experience in rastor image editing programs besides Photoshop, I probably won't be much help.
My preferred method would be to d/l a vector of the logo, available here, and change the colors in Illustrator. The fox is composed of quite a few shapes, so it could take a while, however, having a nice clean vector for any future use is worth it.
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I did it by selecting the blue fox, cutting/pasting, then doing some blending because the two weren't exactly the same shape. If this were something I ever planned to use again, though, Pegasus' vector link would definitely be the way to go.
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It really bothers me when I think about how much time I spent in 5th/6th grade doing shadow work and 3d shaping in Paint, one pixel at a time.
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If I'm seeing what I think I'm seeing, you're replacing an orange/red fox with a grey fox.
Don't replace it, just change the color. This can be done with the bucket fill tool. Choose the color you want to change TO*, then pick the region you want to apply that color to. That's it! GIMP allows you to set the threshold to determine how much of a color change is needed at the edge of a region in order to restrict the spread of the new color. Repeat as needed for different colored areas (looks like about 4 to me)
*To accurately reproduce the colors in the second image, GIMP has a tool to pick colors from an image based on a simple click of the mouse. If you open both images side by side, you could literaly pick from one and apply to the other.
That's how I'd do it. Someone else will probably come up with something much more clever than what I did; they usually do!
edit: man, I sure post slow. Problem solved while I'm still pounding away at the keyboard.
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Eros, I did shadow work pixel by pixel in Paint two months ago. I've since learned to use photoshop though I don't have it at home.
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Great link Threads, but you know, in the hands of a talented artist even a simple pencil is a powerful tool. Posts: 692 | Registered: Feb 2000
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Paint.Net is a great program. I grew up on Fireworks, which is what i still use, cause I don't wanna take the time with anything else. Admittedly, I should.
Are you looking for just changing the desktop logo? Or also the one in the upper left corner of the FF window?
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