CUTTING OUT PICTURES

by Adrienne Lubbe

You might come across a situation where you need to cut out a picture

where there are areas of the background trapped within the illustration,

such as within the handle section in this illustration.

It is always best to cut out the trapped, small sections first with the

use of a craft knife rather than cutting out the whole picture and then cutting

out the small trapped sections. The reason is that if the sections become very fine,

they are less likely to tear if the picture is initially kept more solid.

Once the trapped sections have been removed, one can then easily cut around

the remainder of the picture using a pair of scissors.