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Old 08-09-2006, 09:27 AM  
rowan
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Originally Posted by donross
im not a designer.... but the most important things to do in doing banner is to cut the images clean... the are two good ways to cut it clean... the pen tool and extract...
If the image is of high enough res and the bg is neutral I use the lasso, slightly "underselecting" the shape, then feather to slightly soften the edge.

For the OP, painting out individual pixels still leaves a hard on/off line around the model which may look awkward (I can see it in your first banner)
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