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Select and duplicate
In this beginners tutorial, I'm going to show you how to select an object and then duplicate it.
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Start GIMP and open a picture where you want to select and duplicate an object.
I'm going to duplicate a tree.
Click here for the lesson on how to install the free GIMP.
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Choose Scissors Select Tool.
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Click the edge of the object ...
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... and start clicking around and around the object ...
More selection points you choose more accurate is the selection.
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...until you come all way around, to close the selection click the very first selection point.
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Now select the Feather edges option and set the Radius to somewhere between 5 and 10.
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Click in the middle of the object to create a selection.
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In the menu click Edit and then choose Copy (press Ctrl + C for shorcut).
You just copied the selection.
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Now we need to paste it into a new layer.
In the menu click Edit, Paste As and choose New Layer.
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And here's the clone!
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Now choose the Move Tool ...
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... click the object and drag it anywhere you want.
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Then choose the Scale Tool ...
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... click the object and then click and drag one of little squares to resize the object (see picture).
Press Ctrl when resizing to keep the object in ratio.
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Click Scale to confirm the changes.
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Tree and the Minitree.
Just use the Forum if you need any more info.
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