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[ 93 ]and crop to a square shape with the
Crop tool (C) by choosing 1:1 (Square)
in the Ratio drop-down menu in the
Options Bar.
Step Two: I’m not going to go through
the ins and outs of selections and cut-
outs in this tutorial (there are already
plenty of those in the “Perfect Selec-
tion” column in many back issues of
this fine magazine). For this project,
I used the Select>Subject option in
Photoshop 2020 because it’s quick and
easy. I then chose Select>Select and
Mask and refined the selection to make
sure it was as clean as it needed to be.
In the Output To drop-down menu in
the Properties panel in the Select and
Mask workspace, choose New Docu-
ment, and click OK.
Step Three: With the model cut out,
Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) the
Create a New Layer icon at the bottom
of the Layers panel to add a new layer
below the model layer. Click the Fore-
ground color swatch, enter #5dd9d2 at
the bottom of the Color Picker, and c lick
OK. With the new layer selected, go to
Edit>Fill, choose Foreground Color from
the Contents drop-down menu, and
click OK. Lock this layer down by click-
ing the padlock icon in the Layers panel.
Step Four: We need to make duplicates
of the cutout model to enable us to get a
sliver of all the colors. But first, click on the
model layer in the Layers panel to make
it the active layer, grab the Move tool (V),
and turn on Show Transform Controls in
the Options Bar so you can see the edges
of the extracted subject. Then, just drag
her over to the right side of the canvas to
give you some room to work with.