![]() ![]() If you don't see it, click and hold the Magic Wand tool, then select it.Ģ. Refine Edge does what it says it refines the edge of a selection (so you don't have to work as hard).ġ. This initial selection will not be perfect, and that's fine. We'll show you a hidden trick to access Refine Edge in CC 2015.5 or 2017!įirst, we must create a rough selection, and then Refine Edge will help fix it. While we could use Select and Mask, it isn't quite as nice as Refine Edge for this type of work. As we mentioned earlier, Refine Edge has been replaced by Select and Mask. Creating the Selectionīecause the hair and background have high contrast (dark hair and light background), Photoshop's Refine Edge will likely work pretty well. Background is no longer an appropriate name, so double–click the name and rename it original. In the Layers panel the top layer should be the woman's photo. You should now be back in Hair1_backgrounds.tif.ġ1. From the Document menu choose Hair1_backgrounds.tif.ĩ. There's only one layer (the Background layer) in this file, so choose Layer > Duplicate Layer.ħ. We do this because when we import the photo of our person, it will be placed on top of the currently selected layer. Make sure the top layer (Bricks) is selected. ![]() ![]() We'll be trying out our person on these backgrounds. In the Layers panel (Window > Layers) notice there are a few layers. Navigate into Desktop > Class Files > Hair the Seminar.ģ.NOTE: This book has been tested with Photoshop CC 2017 but should work similarly in recent versions of Photoshop. Putting Our Image onto the New Backgrounds Luckily there's a hidden trick that lets us still use Refine Edge in CC 2015.5 or 2017. The new version doesn't add features we need for this technique, and removed a useful feature we want to use. NOTE: Photoshop CC 2015.5 replaced the Refine Edge feature with an "upgraded" version called Select and Mask. Photo courtesy of istockphoto, LL28, Image #23058113 The image we'll start with has a lot of contrast between the hair and the background, so it's a good candidate for learning how to use the Refine Edge selection method. ![]() In this exercise, you'll learn how to silhouette hair in a quick and easy way. ![]()
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