Cutting from an image without sharp edges
Cutting from an image without sharp edges
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Sorry if this is not the technical term. I want to cut the picture of someone from a general picture (see url http://www.bksolutions.co.uk/PhotoPro_Test.html as an example) so I can place the individual in a better surrounding. However, when I use the lasso or freehand tool for selection and then cut the selection the result is very sharp edges. Is there a better way of cutting and tranposing parts of an image please.
RE: Cutting from an image without sharp edges
Be aware that feathering only really works well when copying between similar backgrounds - if you're cutting somebody out of a light background and pasting them onto a dark one, you can get a halo effect around them.
-- Chris Hunt
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RE: Cutting from an image without sharp edges
RE: Cutting from an image without sharp edges
Step 1: Get the best selection around what I want with the tools available. Generally it's the lasso tool set to "smart edge", but it varies.
Step 2: Create a new layer, and use the paint bucket to flood-fill my selection on it with a colour not used in the picture - shocking pink or bright green for example.
Step 3: Dismiss the selection, and set the opacity of the new layer to 50% or so (you need to be able to see both the solid colour fill and the picture underneath)
Step 4: (The tedious bit) Zoom in on the picture and use the brush and eraser tools to fine-tune the selection. When you've finished, you'll have a solid colour area sitting exactly over what you want to cut out.
Step 5: Use the magic wand to select the solid colour block
Step 6: Switch layers to the one with the picture in it
Step 7: Feather the selection, if you need to
Step 8: Cut & paste the selection to wherever you need it.
-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd
RE: Cutting from an image without sharp edges
I will give it a go
Mondeoman