reckon this might be too late and not sure how good i am writing tutorial things, but here goes. this is the easiest way (i think) using photoshop by the by.
1. use the magnetic lasso tool to go around the head of the actor. lasso tool is ok to use really so just have a quick mess around with it.
2. close the path (the lines you have drawn) by clicking your first little square point and right click. choose feather and put 1 pixel in the box (this will soften the edges of the image). press control and x to cut the image (or edit cut)
3. open up the animal picture and paste the image into it. move the head image where you want it to go and save.
hope this was helpful and before your deadline!
Dave
Edited by RiversCalm, 06 October 2005 - 10:13 AM.