How to select and cut out an image in Krita
We are going to cut out the image of the magazine from the above image. Make sure the layer you want to select is active at the layers window. Use Polygonal selection tool for selecting the image you want to cut out. Start selection from left top corner and follow to right top, then to right bottom. Complete the selection process by selecting the starting point at the left top corner. Now the entire magazine is selected. Go to Edit and Cut (Ctrl X) Go to Edit and Paste (Ctrl V) The cut out part is now pasted on to a new layer which is automatically created. Important: Use Ctrl + H to deselect the selection. Use Rectangular selection tool, Elliptical selection tool, Free-hand selection tool etc for selecting images of different shapes and types. Free-hand selection tool is very much useful for irregular shapes.
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