Extraction Simulation
Scanning
Some elements will look better scanned rather than extracted. To extract an elephant to use on your layout, you would obviously have to photograph the elephant and use some kind of graphics software (or scissors if you are working in hard copy) to extract the elephant from its surroundings. However, if you were extracting a small toy elephant, you may get better results placing the toy on your scanner and scanning it into your computer.
To add elements that appear as extractions to a layout, I often scan the item. Depending on what the item is, scanning may give you cleaner lines than using software to extract. I've scanned cups, pencils, and even my baby's feet to use on layouts. I've been happy with the results.
