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how can I erase a part of image - renato07 - 03-19-2018
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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RE: how can I erase a part of image - rich2005 - 03-19-2018
Your image has a transparent background which helps.
Use the fuzzy select tool
click in the transparent area to make a selectionUse Select -> Grow with 1 pixel value
Use Edit -> Cut then kill the selection Edit -> None
RE: how can I erase a part of image - Tas_mania - 03-19-2018
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.
RE: how can I erase a part of image - Ofnuts - 03-19-2018
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
[attachment=1579]
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.