re: Teach a man to Fish (Fark Board Beginner Questions)

Renders
Renders are images cut from their original background. Masking images (creating these renders) can be a very time-consuming process depending on the complexity of the image.

You can save yourself some time if you search for a render first. There isn't a large bank of college player renders but there are a ton of professional athletes.

One of the best sources is a Photobucket user named Friartown
Friartown's Renders
This graphic artist does flawless work.

Notice these files are saved as PNG files. Remember earlier, said to be sure to save your cut images as PNG's. While PNG's are larger files, they have the capability of saving transparent pixels. JPEG's do not. A JPEG will convert those transparent pixels to white.

To use one these images, download the PNG file to your computer. Open the file in your software of choice. It should have the transparent background and you can paste it onto another image.

To summarize, before you cut-out a popular player (or celebrity) check to see if someone has already done it. It can save quite a bit of time.