👩🦰Selecting hair separately from the body is crucial for seamless background placement.
🖍️Use the quick selection tool or pen tool for selecting the body, and a separate technique for selecting hair.
⭐Channels in Photoshop help in selecting the hair by choosing the channel with the most contrast between the hair and background.
🎨Adjust levels and blur to refine the hair selection and remove fringes.
🧼Use the mask to clean up the selection and make it seamless.
Why is selecting hair separately important?
—Selecting hair separately allows you to place the subject in any background without disruptions, including fringes.
What tools are used for selecting hair and the body?
—The quick selection tool or pen tool can be used for selecting the body, while channels are used to select hair.
How do channels help in selecting hair?
—Channels in Photoshop represent the three colors (red, green, and blue) that make up an image. By choosing the channel with the most contrast between the hair and background, you can accurately select the hair.
What adjustments can be made to refine the hair selection?
—Levels and blur can be adjusted to refine the hair selection and remove fringes.
How can the selection be made seamless?
—The mask tool can be used to clean up the selection and make it seamless, ensuring a natural placement in any background.
00:00Intro: Learn how to select hair in Photoshop and remove fringes for seamless background placement.
00:20Use the quick selection tool or pen tool to select the body separately from the hair.
01:02Explore channels in Photoshop to select hair based on contrast with the background.
06:41Adjust levels to refine the hair selection and remove fringes.
08:18Use the mask tool to clean up the selection and make it seamless.
