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I want to cut a face from one picture and paste it on another picture
is this possible?
if so, can u point me to a location that explains how (for dummies)
thanks
cutting a face from one picture and pasting it on another
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jimwoodward
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Re: cutting a face from one picture and pasting it on anothe
First things first...
Inkscape is for creating and editing vector images. Somehow I presume you`re trying to edit raster image but... as everything else, even that is solvable. If my presumptions are right, use clipping. If not - take a look here.
What you plan to do could be considered as a rather complex operation and if you`re lacking some experience in creating and editing graphics, you might need to learn trough some errors.
Full sails!
Inkscape is for creating and editing vector images. Somehow I presume you`re trying to edit raster image but... as everything else, even that is solvable. If my presumptions are right, use clipping. If not - take a look here.
What you plan to do could be considered as a rather complex operation and if you`re lacking some experience in creating and editing graphics, you might need to learn trough some errors.
Full sails!
<<< click! - but, those with a cheaper tickets should go this way >>> 
Re: cutting a face from one picture and pasting it on anothe
Welcome aboard!
Most likely your picture is a photograph, which is in a raster image format.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics
Inkscape is a vector drawing tool.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
To cut out a part of a photograph and pase it on another one, you may use a raster editor program with better luck.
For that, I would recommend to use gimp -which is also free and opensource.
http://www.gimp.org/
Cutting out a face can take some time and care when the hair on the image is unkempt, still the method is the same as with anything else.
The most polished way would be to use masking for adding transparency to everything but the face part, then after applying the layer mask, selecting and copying the face to the other image.
In order to achieve that with gimp, open the image,
create a new layer, and use the bucket fill to add a vivid colour to it, then move it below the image on the other layer.
(This is necessary only because by default transparency is shown with a grey checkerboard pattern, and parts may be missed because of the lower contrast.)
Select the image layer, set it to use transparency and add a new completely white layer mask,
then use the brush tool to paint black the parts you don't want to use.
After that apply the layer mask, use the rectangle select tool to select and copy the masked part.
Open the other image, paste the face from the clipboard, and add a new layer for it.
Then you may place it in position and scale up/down if necessary.
This is it in a nutshell.
I don't know any good resources for showing these in action but I can answer if you got stuck somewhere.
Good luck!
Most likely your picture is a photograph, which is in a raster image format.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics
Inkscape is a vector drawing tool.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
To cut out a part of a photograph and pase it on another one, you may use a raster editor program with better luck.
For that, I would recommend to use gimp -which is also free and opensource.
http://www.gimp.org/
Cutting out a face can take some time and care when the hair on the image is unkempt, still the method is the same as with anything else.
The most polished way would be to use masking for adding transparency to everything but the face part, then after applying the layer mask, selecting and copying the face to the other image.
In order to achieve that with gimp, open the image,
create a new layer, and use the bucket fill to add a vivid colour to it, then move it below the image on the other layer.
(This is necessary only because by default transparency is shown with a grey checkerboard pattern, and parts may be missed because of the lower contrast.)
Select the image layer, set it to use transparency and add a new completely white layer mask,
then use the brush tool to paint black the parts you don't want to use.
After that apply the layer mask, use the rectangle select tool to select and copy the masked part.
Open the other image, paste the face from the clipboard, and add a new layer for it.
Then you may place it in position and scale up/down if necessary.
This is it in a nutshell.
I don't know any good resources for showing these in action but I can answer if you got stuck somewhere.
Good luck!