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Old 05-11-2008   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by unleash View Post
To solve this problem, you have to select the doodle, cut it and than paste in onto a new layer. I think the best way to do so is using the "magic wand" tool. Its in your toolbar. With it you can select the doodle by clicking on it. If it doesn't select the whole doodle, use "shift + click" to add things to the selection.
Another way to do it would be to make sure white is your foreground colour, and then use Select > Color Range... and play with the Fuzziness slider
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Originally Posted by unleash View Post
After you selected it, "Edit > cut" than "Layer > New Layer", and finally "Edit > paste", dont forget to select the new layer before pasting .
Or you could just press Shift+Ctrl+J (Shift+Cmd+J on a Mac) and it will perform all three steps in one go.
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