(3-6) Pen tool review and using the pen tool on an alpha channel:
Quicklinks to all course lessons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Lesson 3 sections: 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-JFF 3-IDEA
Lesson 3 sections: 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-JFF 3-IDEA
You can use a combination of pen tool and other techniques to remove this boy from his background. You'll need the pen tool because his white shirt blends into the background, and none of the other techniques you've learned will correct for that. I've worked through this myself, and will share how I did it below. Watch the video demonstration. If you need to review using "Select and Mask" then watch this video. Here's a link to the original image.
If you choose this as one of the three exercise files to submit for Lesson 3, then save your file as A03-06_Your_Name.psd.
Photoshop Tip: I you prefer working in the older refine edge dialog, then hold Command+Option+Shift while choosing Select and Mask in the Select menu.
If you choose this as one of the three exercise files to submit for Lesson 3, then save your file as A03-06_Your_Name.psd.
Photoshop Tip: I you prefer working in the older refine edge dialog, then hold Command+Option+Shift while choosing Select and Mask in the Select menu.
Video: Photoshop: Creating an Alpha Channel Mask Using Multiple Selection Techniques (9:27)
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Your goal with this exercise is to create an image like this one.
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