How to make a clean "Cut out" ?

[OrangePikmin]

Hi,

It has probably been asked several time but I don't know if "cut out" is the right word in English, so I explain the situation a bit.

I've 2 images

and ,

and I want to paste the second on the first one, but in a clean manner, not with the jaggies.

Like this without the jaggies:

Does it need a plugin and how to do it?

[Leonte]

use the lasoo selector with 300 or 400 % magnification to select and remove the background, then return to 100% magnification amd, if needed, use the feather pluggin to smooth out the edge. at least that's how i do it. and the term you're looking for is indeed "cutout", but you'll also find it called a "render", if that helps in any way.

[Boude]

You can't never get a cut out exactly the way you want it, because at the edge of the object it is anti-aliased, even with photos, but for best results lasso select or eraser tool.

[Crazy Man Dan]

I personally use Alpha Masking (tutorial).

You could also use the selection tools and feather the result to smooth out the jaggies (tutorial).

Next time you have a question, make sure you try searching the forum first with the Google Custom search - that way you won't have to wait for an answer that's already indexed on the first page.

[OrangePikmin]

@Leonte Thanks to you and this page ( http://boltbait.googlepages.com/feather ), I've reached what I wanted. I need to improve the cutting but it will be good.

@Crazy Man Dan Thank you too, I will try these methods. Concerning the search, before using it, you need to be sure that the terms are appropriate .

[Crazy Man Dan]

Concerning the search, before using it, you need to be sure that the terms are appropriate .

Oh, I fully understand. I always run the search myself with the verbiage used in a post before pointing out the search page to make sure the search turns up appropriate results, and I include a link to the results page for those terms when I do point it out. For this one, I just used the terms you had in quotes in your title, as I figured those were the ones going through your head at the time, and the link to Simon's tutorial was the fourth result.

We'll always be happy to point you in the right direction - I just wanted to make sure you knew that we provide an automated feature that can get you to your desired results faster.

[OrangePikmin]

Useful feature, no doubt about it . Maybe, my problem point out to a missing glossary? (unless there is already one?)