How to Cut a Person Out

Today we are covering how to cut a person out of their Background in Photoshop. The techniques used in today’s episode actually apply to just about anything you would want to cut out. One of the trickiest parts about cutting a person out is getting a great selection around the Hair. Today we use Channels to make a Layer Mask that includes a very good selection around the subject’s Hair. After applying the selection to the Layer Mask, her Hair is masked out well but still retains a bit of fringing around the edges.

Today we are covering how to cut a person out of their Background in Photoshop. The techniques used in today’s episode actually apply to just about anything you would want to cut out. One of the trickiest parts about cutting a person out is getting a great selection around the Hair. Today we use Channels to make a Layer Mask that includes a very good selection around the subject’s Hair. After applying the selection to the Layer Mask, her Hair is masked out well but still retains a bit of fringing around the edges.