How do "you" remove the background from an image in PS?

Buchanan0204

Buchanan0204

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I just wondered peoples preferred method. I've always use the pen tool with paths in CS3... then since switching to CS5 I've tried the new "refine edge" option... however it's not always accurate and if the image doesn't have clear edges it can be a bit jagged.

The pen tool is always accurate and looks good... however it takes literally forever to do an image and isn't great around wavy hair etc.

Does anyone have any tips to share on this. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested to here your methods. I'm led to believe there's a lot of PS grand masters on these forums :D

Cheers.
 
This is the image I am having trouble with. It's got so many jaggy edges that just never look right when I try using the magnetic lasso and also the quick selection.

It's driving me crazy! Spent hours looking at tuts on it :(

 
mischeef said:
Oooh I'd like to know how this is done. Was at work today and a customer asked if I could provide product images with clipping paths. I googled what clipping path meant and it seems to be the object only with no background??

Can somebody tell me some simple steps on how to to do this? The help I found on google seemed rather confusing and I don't understand :o
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Aren't you just asking the exact same thing as me :p
 
qqg3 said:
With more than 5 mins to spare it could be easily perfected.

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Some people hate show offs... I just envy them lol.

Go on... tell us the secret?

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Looking at it though... it appears you haven't just cut it out, the colour of the bird has changed... sooo, did you just change the saturation or the levels to make the black go pink?
 
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