Posted August 29, 200519 yr hey i was wondering how you cut out pictures to put in ur sig like i tried the magnet tool but that didnt work so well for me. help would me nice
August 29, 200519 yr Using the pen tool: Open up a picture you'd like to cut out and use the pen tool to trace around it. It doesn't have to be perfect because you can adjust it later. Some people even prefer to click on each point or junction and then go back and modify the curves later. Personally I tend to modify the curves as I go -- just do whatever you're more comfortable with. I'm an old-timer StarCraft fan so I'll use something from the game. http://kromefx.com/ti/268.gif Now right click and choose Make Selection. http://kromefx.com/ti/269.gif Now you can press ctrl-c (or edit>copy) to copy the selection to the clipboard. Create a new image and paste the selection with ctrl-v (or edit>paste). Now you can do whatever you want with the background layer and your image should look good because of the partial pixel selections. I used the horribly ugly rainbow gradient just to show you how the partial pixel selecting automatically blends the edges into the background no matter what color it is. http://kromefx.com/ti/270.gif credit: kromefx.com
