We will be using the Extract filter to extract a subject from the background so you can rid distracting backgrounds from an otherwise perfect photo. Open the photo you will be editing and make a copy of the image by going to your layer pallette and right click and drag it onto your new layer icon. Click Filters on your tool bar and slide down to Extract and select it. This will pull your image up on a new screen the tool pallete is located on the left hand side of this screen. Choose the highlighter tool and draw a small line around your subject that slightly overlaps the background.

Once you have completely outlined the portion you wish to keep select the Fill tool and click inside your selection.This will cover the area that Photoshop will keep with a translucent color, once you fill click on Preview and you will be taken to a new screen that will allow you to clean up the edges of the extraction.

On the left hand side you will find the clean-up and touch-up tools. The clean-up works alot like the eraser tool by getting rid of the stray particles left behind while the touch-up tool will smooth the edges and replace particles that were removed that were part of the subject. Once the extraction is to your satisfaction click Okay and you will be taken back to the editing area of Photoshop were you can place it on another background or apply stlyes anf filters to it.

If you wish to work with it later just save as a .png file and it will remain its transparency for future editing. Hope that may help someone, kiss you babies!

Trackback URI | Comments RSS