Germ Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I am by no means either a computer or image editing expert so I need some patient help here. There have been a few people wanting to cut out parts of a photo and then paste that cutout onto another image. I would like to add myself to that group. I want to take photo's of family members, cut out around the shape of the head, enlarge the cutout head shape and paste it back onto the original body for a cartoon effect. I have followed the Tutorial on cutting out images and I am now the proud creator of an image of my own head (with checkerboard backround). I have also managed to merge that head back onto a copy of the original image. (Now I have two heads!) So........ How do I- Select the image of my head.So that I can... - Enlarge the image of my head. Thanks in advance for any help. Germ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 If I correctly understand you : Use the Magic Wand to select the transparent area (it appears as a checkerboard in PDN), and then Ctrl + I to invert selection. You should have your head selected. And after the enlargement, use BoltBait's Feather effect to soften your edges if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germ Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 Thankyou, that helped me to select the head. But how do I enlarge it? Germ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Select the "Move Selected Pixels" tool (or simply press M). There sould be some little black circles with a white outline near your selection. Click on the lower-right one and drag it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 And hold down shift to "constrain proportions" - that is, to keep it from getting squished. Holding shift will allow it to resize uniformly horizontally and vertically. Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janettsue Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I like to use Rotate/Zoom. That is if you have the head on a separate layer. Quote  "One can't complain. I have my friends. Someone spoke to me only yesterday." EEYORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I am by no means either a computer or image editing expert so I need some patient help here. Press F1 while using Paint.NET will help you learn all the basics. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germ Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Absolutely Awesome. Thankyou very much all of you. That worked a charm. exactly the result that I wanted. There is nothing like a small success to inspire someone. Germ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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