The first step is to use the elliptical marquee, select your shape around the
flower, go to Select>Invert and then ctrl+X
That'll get you started
Ric
Quoting Siri Amrit Kaur <
tigerflag@tigerflag.com>:
> I've fiddled and searched for hours for an answer to this problem.
> Maybe someone here knows the GIMP or can tell me where to look.
>
> I have a square photo of a flower. I have used the elliptical tool to
> make a circle around the flower, inside the square perimeter of the
> picture. The part of the picture outside the circle is unneeded
> background. If I click the quickmask button that area turns red. I
> want to save the contents of the circle and remove or crop-out the
> masked area.
>
> What I want to end up with is a round, cameo-shaped photo. How do I
> accomplish that?
>
> I'd like to do more to it, like put a picture-frame effect around it,
> but I don't understand even the basics of layers. At this point I'm
> willing to pay some $$ for a little one-on-one tutorial. Would anyone
> be willing to let me email them the photo and talk me through some
> basic steps over the phone? If so, write to me off-list.
>
> Thanks!
> Siri Amrit
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