how can I erase a part of image

[renato07]

Hi
I have an image (Nefertiti head) with an horrible black thin line in the  head profile.
wich is the best way to erase it?

the eraser tool?
I'm wondering if I can use some other way, because this is not so easy for me.

TIA

Renato

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[rich2005]

Your image has a transparent background which helps.

Use the fuzzy select tool    click in the transparent area to make a selection

Use Select -> Grow with 1 pixel value

Use Edit -> Cut then kill the selection Edit -> None

[Tas_mania]

Another way is to use the smudge tool (finger). Reduce it down to about 2 pixels and then trace over the heavy line using the shift key and left mouse click.

[Ofnuts]

Strange image, it is partially transparent (A=199...). It looks like it was extracted from a black background, as a first shot:

1) add a black layer under, and merge
2) wand-select the black with a low treshoid
3) Select>Grow by 2 px
4) Colors>Color to alpha and remove the black
5) Erase the (artificial) waddle

   

However, close inspection of the resulting edge makes me thing that this isn't the first cut out the picture has been cut out before being transferred to the black background. (Edit: the "haircomb" histogram also hints that this image has been a GIF in a former life.)


Another solution is to use the path tool to make a cutout path slightly inside (1/2px) the current image. Not very difficult given the smooth lines of the contour.