How to Cut Out an Object in GIMP

Cutting out an Object

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLryAXsIZ04
• Great and clear.
• Use shift and control on Ubuntu to zoom in and out and move around to get a detailed cut.

Procedure:

1. Windows menu -> New Toolbox if tools are not showing
2. Free Select Tool - Lasso -> click and drag, or do multiple clicks for pointwise line selection
3. Go all the way to the starting point and click
4. Select-> Invert
5. Ctrl-X to remove background.
6. Save as PNG to preserve transparency. Export.

Making Background Transparent

1. After you cut out an object, if you save it in a usual way, it may have a white background.
2. You need to remove the background by adding a Layer->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel. Then hit Delete to remove background.
3. See https://sirarsalih.com/2018/04/23/how-to-make-background-transparent-in-gimp/