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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2618433, member: 56859&quot;]I haven&#039;t used GIMP but others here do ([USER=42634]@chrsmat71[/USER] does, if I recall).&nbsp; <a href="https://pixlr.com/editor/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pixlr.com/editor/" rel="nofollow">Pixlr</a> is a free online photo editor that is very similar to Photoshop Elements, so that might be a good place to start.&nbsp; Warning:&nbsp; if you&#039;ve not used these before it can be very daunting.&nbsp; There are tons of online tutorials and YouTube videos showing how to do various things with Photoshop and similar tools.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for cutting out the background, there are several ways to do that.&nbsp; You can use an eraser brush and manually &quot;paint&quot; the eraser.&nbsp; There are other tools which can be used but they are harder to explain.&nbsp; Google searches for photo editing help are your best bet for seeing these in action.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>(Edited to add an example of using a background removal tool)</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of using PSE&#039;s (Photoshop Element&#039;s) &quot;magic background eraser&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p>Before, with black background:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]574059[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After using the background eraser (just one little click <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).&nbsp; The checkerboard background is used to indicate the absence of any background.&nbsp; Think of it as &quot;clear&quot;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]574060[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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