How to Take Someone's Face Off a Picture

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Playing around with computer art programs can provide entertainment for both children and adults.

Playing around with computer art software can provide an amusing way to entertain yourself or even your friends. A popular trend on social networking sites is removing the face of a friend or family member and inserting it onto the body of someone else. To remove someone's face from a picture, all that is required is basic Microsoft Paint, which comes preloaded onto virtually any PC and can be downloaded onto a Mac.

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Step 1

Open Microsoft Paint.

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Step 2

Select "File" and "Open." Select the picture from which you would like to remove the face.

Step 3

Select the "Cut" button, which resembles a dotted star in the upper-left hand corner.

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Step 4

Trace the outline of the face with your mouse, holding down the left-click function as you do it.

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Step 5

Go to "Edit" and select "Cut." The area that you circled should have disappeared.

Step 6

Select "Save" or "Save as" to use the picture in other programs.

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