Paint to cut

For an arm, a hand, or anything you can paint round: paint a band round the join, fill the part with Bucket fill, snap the paint to the edges, and cut.

An alien figure's gun arm cut off, with the pin socket in its cut face, beside the blue body — Pressing play loads the video from YouTube. Or watch it on YouTube.

In the video

Paint a band round the join
Bucket fill
Snap paint to edges
Cut
Save both parts

Leave a small gap between the band and a cuff or collar: paint that runs right into the crease can be refused. New here? Start with Your first cut.

Next: Cut, Push-fit or Inlay?, the three ways to join the parts.

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