[Gimp-user] How to rotate part of an image without getting white triangles at the corners ?

[David Gowers]

Hello,

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Andrew <ald2 at arrakis.es> wrote:
> Jay Smith wrote:
>> What am I missing?
>>
> Maybe a step by step. I've just tried it again and it works with a
> minimum of mousing (I'm using gimp 2.6.4).
>
> 1. Add alpha channel to initial layer.
> 2. Add new black layer and move it underneath. (After this step make
> sure you change the active layer to the top one).
> 3. Draw a rectangle around the crooked stamp.
> 4. Rotate.
> 5. Anchor rotated selection.

Thanks, I forgot this
> (Repeat 3-5 as necessary. I haven't tried with more than one 'stamp' but
> I don't think it makes much difference)
> 6. Flatten image.
This step isn't needed, unless you are saving the same file with
several different names/versions and want to avoid being prompted.

David