6. Simple Cut-outs.

In this session we used Image>Adjust>Threshold to create black shapes and then used these shapes to pick up parts of other images and place them together on a new page.

1. Create a new page using File>New, setting the size as 640 pixels wide by 480 pixels high.

2. Open a colour portrait image and use Image>Adjust>Threshold to create a high contrast black and white image. Use the slider bars to increase or decrease the size of the black area.

3. Use the Magic Wand Tool to select black shapes from the image. Use Shift click to add areas to the selection and Alt click to remove areas.

4. Copy the selected areas using Edit>Copy.

5. Open a second image from the file of background images you have created and paste the black area onto the image. Move it over an area you wish to select using the Move Tool.

6. If it is not already open, open the Layers menu window using Window>Show Layers.

7. Be sure to click on the name of the layer with the black image to make it active. Use the Magic Wand Tool to reselect the black areas and move the Opacity slider at the top of the Layers Window to 0. The black image disappears but the outline remains. You can still move this area around.

8. In the Edit menu select Edit>Copy Merged. Whatever was underneath the selection area will be copied onto that shape. Open the new page you created and use Edit>Paste to place the shape onto your blank page.

9. Experiment with the Select>Feather/Modify/Grow options. They can help when trying to blend one image onto another.