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Technical Help & Discussion => Apple, Linux & Open Source Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: sam on November 11, 2010, 22:00
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"In a previous article, I wrote about some basic tricks for cutting objects out of your photos. But you can get a lot more flexibility and control by adding a few advanced techniques.
"Suppose you've spent a lot of time carefully selecting a figure in a photo (Figure 1).
"You use the Quickmask to paint carefully over those thin legs and antennae. And then you start wondering -- would it look better to include the flower when I paste it onto my stationary? How do you find out?
"Saving your selection
"The first goal is save your selection so you don't lose it: Select->Save to channel. Once it's saved, you can see it in the Channels dialog, Windows->Dockable Dialogs->Channels (Figure 2)."
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/7221/1/