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As directed by the hints in the right-side panel, start by dragging

the handlebars inward to crop the photo down to, for example, the
subject’s face or body. When you hit Next, Paint 3D does its best to
isolate the element you were going for; see Figure 8-22.

When you hit Done, your friend pops out from the background,

now transformed into a floating layer. You can move it around,
rotate it, resize it, and see it from any angle, including from behind.
The background, meanwhile, remains; incredibly, Paint 3D even

attempts to fill in the hole your friend left behind.

Crop. This tool crops your 2D object—the canvas. Drag the

handles to taste, and then hit the green checkmark.

Mixed reality. This funky tool turns on your PC’s camera and

superimposes your 3D creations onto the camera’s feed—which is
most likely you, looking at your computer screen.

An animated hand appears to demonstrate what’s about to happen:

your objects will stick wherever you click or tap. For instance, if
you tap your forehead, your objects drop onto your forehead; at
that point, if you move in real life, they move with you. Click

again, and they move wherever you newly clicked.

To rotate the objects, drag them. To scale them up or down, pinch
and zoom with two fingers, as on a phone, or turn your mouse

wheel. On the right of your screen is a big, white circle—hit it to
capture the hybrid screen image. To go back to editing your work,

use the Paint 3D icon ( ) at the top.

3D view. In this very helpful view, you can turn the whole

masterpiece in space—up, down, tilted, rotated, and so on. There
are several ways to see your work from any angle—or as Paint 3D
calls it, “to orbit”: Right-drag with your mouse, or, on a

touchscreen, drag with three fingers.