#Photoshop cc 2017 refine edge how to#

At the top of the dialog, click on the thumbnail to the right of View.Р”В¦. (Do NOT click OK until we tell you! We're going to do quite a bit with this dialog open.)Р”Тђ. It's a good idea to work on a copy of the original, so at the bottom of the window go into the Output To menu and choose New Layer with Layer Mask. (IfР’В you're using an older version of Photoshop and see Refine Edge in the Select menu, you do not have to hold Shift.)Р”В¤.

To access the older Refine Edge, hold Shift and choose Select > Select and Mask.

If you accidentally select something you don't want, you can undo your mistake by hitting CmdРІР‚вЂњZ (Mac) or CtrlРІР‚вЂњZ (Windows).Р”Р€.

To subtract from a selection, hold Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) while dragging (the cursor in the center of the circle will change to a minus).

Small portions of stripes may be left unselected. You won't be able to get all the hair or exclude all the background that will be fixed in a moment.Р”В«e sure not to miss any parts of her shirt, especially around the edges. Do not worry about being perfect around the edge of the hair. Drag over the woman to select her body, face, and most of her hair. Then dragging over another part will add to the selection without you having to hold any keys. Dragging over part of an image will select it. Each drag will select more (adding to the selection). This tool works like a brush that paints a selection. If you don't see it, click and hold the MagicР’В Wand tool, then select it.Р”Сћ. Refine Edge does what it says it refines the edge of a selection (so you don't have to work as hard).Р”РЋ. 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!Р”Р‡irst, 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 As we mentioned earlier, Refine Edge has been replaced by Select and Mask.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 SelectionР”В«ecause 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 doubleРІР‚вЂњclick the name and rename itР’В original. In the Layers panel the top layer should be the woman's photo. You should now be back in Hair1_backgrounds.tif.Р”РЋ1. From the Document menu choose Hair1_backgrounds.tif.Р”В©. There's only one layer (the Background layer) in this file, so choose Layer > DuplicateР’В Layer.Р”В§. 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.Р”Р€.

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

#Photoshop cc 2017 refine edge how to#

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.