Want to get that perfect cut out? If so, try your hand in this new tool in Photoshop CS5, Masking. This tool will provide you with everything you need to put in place a perfect cut out. So much so that you can do so even with the most detailed edges you encounter; take for instance this dog which has strands of hair. This could just be your first move towards coaching yourself professional photo editing and image effects. Just follow this 9-step tutorial and you’ll be right there!
Here’s how you can get a perfect cut-out.
Step 1
Take a photograph of a lapdog and open it in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws.
Step 2
Select Lasso Tool.
Step 3
Use the Lasso Tool to create a selection around the dog.
Step 4
Now, add the layer mask by checking, Add Layer Mask.
Step 5
Create a new layer and drag it below Layer 1.
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Tuesday, 1. June 2010
CS5 have many great feature to ease the work that took so much time in previous versions.. thanks for sharing
Saturday, 12. June 2010
great information you write it very clean. I am very lucky to get this tips from you.
Monday, 14. June 2010
nice share, good
article, very usefull for me…thank you
Thursday, 17. June 2010
Hi,
You share great information and explain well.
Thanks
Tuesday, 22. June 2010
Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.
Thursday, 24. June 2010
Good news: Your tutorial solved my problem with this to a tee. Bad news: The solution is so simple that it makes me feel like a total newb. Keep up the hard work on your site. Oh well, at least I won’t get fired for not being able to make this go now
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Saturday, 26. June 2010
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