Using polygon tool to cut somebody out ?

Hi all I am trying to cut a person out of a photo to use on a
website.
I select the polygon tool go round the persons outline, but
at the last bit when im going to join the start and finish point up
it suddenlymakes a smaller version with smooth edges of the shape i
have made originally ? I tested it again and if i draw a rougth
circle it , at the end it changes to a perfect circle ? Im used to
Photoshop and can not work out why ? thanks

Sounds like you might be using a feather edge. Check the edge
setting to make sure its smooth or hard (as Joey suggested).
Also, for complicated selections, you might want to try using
the pen or redraw path tools. Its easier to edit your "selection"
or modify it after its drawn for better accuracy (you can also
toggle between marquees and paths using Select > Convert Marquee
and Modify... > Convert Path...).

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I was just experimenting with my Painter image editing software in my computer, and I just thought about an effect that I performed in my Painter software.
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In Painter, I used the selection tool to seperate parts of my image as seen in my attached image. I just wonder whether one can do the same thing in after effects too.
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Ok. Thanks for your great tips as I'll see where I can go from here.
Ugoharris.
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:46:28 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Using selection tool to Cut image into pieces...
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