# Can GiMP create a layer of one particular color out of a multi-colored selection?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 18, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660 "2010-08-18T19:55:41Z")
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### Author:  [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660/1 "2010-08-18T19:55:41Z")
I’ve got some collage writing on a jpg image that is black and transparent, but it would be more legible if the spaces within the black areas were white instead of transparent.
Is there a way to tell GiMP to create a layer using only the black pixels in my selected area?
Unfortunately, I didn’t create the image that I’m manipulating, so I don’t have access to any previous versions that might exist with the collage text as a distinct layer.
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660/2 "2010-08-18T20:09:05Z")
You should be able to select by color, then cut it, then paste it to a new layer.
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### Author:  [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660/3 "2010-08-18T21:05:27Z")
Yes I finally figured out how to do that. I saw that menu option but I couldn’t tell what the cursor was doing at first. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-gimp-create-a-layer-of-one-particular-color-out-of-a-multi-colored-selection/550660/4 "2010-08-18T21:17:32Z")
No one is more surprised than me that I was able to contribute helpfully to a question about the GIMP. 🙂