merging pictures

[mycatis]

My son and I want to make silly pictures of ourselves. How do I put one face on a different body? Thanks

[Pies]

Firstly you will need a good saw preferably a chain saw which would be so much quicker

Oh and some good twine i think cat gut would be best

[jedda]

I use a programme from Arcsoft called Photophantasy

[johntheplamf]

Surely yours is already silly enough cat :O)

[vehelpfulguy]

Looks like Arcsoft Photofantasy is now called Arcsoft Funhouse.

You can download a 15 day trial here (note it is 85Mb so it will take AGES unless you have broadband)

http://www.arcsoft.com/products/funhouse/

[LeMarchand]

Assuming you already have some sort of photo-editing software:

Both faces will need to be at the same sort of angle to work well. Select one face, "cutting" as accurately as posssible. Cut it and "paste as new layer". Repeat for the other face. Drag the two faces into place - you will probably have to switch between the 3 layers of the picture to do this. You may get a better final result if you "feather" or blur the edges around the faces.

If you're not looking to make it too accurate, you could just use the circle/oval selection tool to cut the faces.

[spaced]

The best software is Adobe Photoshop, by far. Its what they use in magazines etc. Unfortunately it is around �200-�300. Go to www.adobe.com and download a 30-day trial.

[tracymort]

Yep i second photoshop..it's great fun! Comes with imageready and you can make animated gifs too.
If you aren't easily offended (as it can get very rude) check out the b3ta website to see what they can do with photoshop.

[Whickerman]

Stop - free software on your pc already!

Convert a photo of yourself to a .bmp file - open the photo, save as photoname.bmp

Do the same with the photo you want to add your face to. (different file name natch.)

Use the tools on the topleft of your screen toolbar to circle your face, then right-click and copy & paste onto the other photo. You can size as required. Then use the merge option - a coloured square on the bottom of the tools - to make the head merge with the space around it