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Step Four: Since we extracted the
subject from a colored background,
the edges will pick up some of the
anti-alias fringe from the selection. Go
under the Layer menu to Matting and
choose Defringe. Set the Width to 1
pixel and c lick OK.Step Five: Let’s make our subject
invisible. Go into the Toolbar and select
the Pen tool (P). Up in the Options Bar,
set the Tool Mode to Path. Also, make
sure the Path Operations (the overlap-
ping squares) is set to Combine Shapes.Step Six: The objective here is to
remove every bit of the subject except
the clothes and shoes. Starting with
her left ankle, use the Pen tool to
create a path around the exposed
skin only. To avoid any aliasing issues,
you can draw the path over the edge
of the shoe just a little. Since the sub-
ject is already extracted, the path can
be well outside any skin areas that
aren’t touching any of the clothes.
Proceed all the way around and c lick
on the starting point to close the
path. [Click here for some quick tips
on using the Pen tool.—Ed.]Step Seven: Press Command-Enter
(PC: Ctrl-Enter) to convert the path
into a selection. Press the Delete (PC:
Backspace) key to clear the area, and
press it a second time to tighten up
the aliasing around the remaining
edges. Press Command-D (PC: Ctrl-D)
to turn off the selection.Step Eight: Repeat the last two
steps on her right ankle: Draw a
path, convert it to a selection, and
press Delete (PC: Backspace) twice.
Continue removing the rest of the
subject in the midsection, hands, and
head. In the end, you should have a
ghosted athlete just like you see here.Step Six Step Seven