Step Six: Now, we’ll add a new
background. Start by clicking the
half-black/half-white circle at the
bottom of the Layers panel and
choosing Solid Color. From the Color
Picker that opens, click within the
blue range on the vertical bar and
then in the large square, choose a
fairly bright blue (we used #2c40a7
here). Click OK.
Tip: To experiment with a differ-
ent color background later, simply
double-click the thumbnail of the
Solid Color fill layer to reopen the
Color Picker.Step Seven: Drag the resulting
Color Fill layer beneath the masked
subject layer in the Layers panel.Step Eight: If you see a little of the
original background peeking out
from around the edges of the subject
on its new background, c lick on the
layer mask thumbnail (circled) in the
Layers panel to make it active, and
choose Filter>Other>Minimum. In
the resulting dialog, enter 1 pixel
and click OK to tighten the edges
of the layer mask.
Tip: To use decimals in this dia-
log, choose Roundness from the Pre-
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