Thanks....that helped. Here's what I did (using GIMP ver. 2.6.8)
1. Clicked "Scissors Select Tool" 2. Traced the outside of the object I wanted. 3. Clicked "Edit -> Copy 4. Clicked "Edit -> Paste as -> New Image On 01/23/2010 12:11 PM, Martin Nordholts wrote: > BGP wrote: >> I have an image that I want to cut a part out of to use as a separate >> image. The shape of the area I want to cut out and use is >> irregular. How can I cleanly cut out that part and copy it as a >> seperate image? > > Select the part you want to copy, then Edit -> Copy, then Edit -> > Paste as -> New Image > > To select irregular shapes, try the Free Select Tool and the quick mask. > > / Martin > > _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
