ADVANCED IMAGE EDITING SKILLS
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Paint a selection
Grab the Quick Selection brush from the options on
the right. Paint over the subject with the brush to
select the area. If the tool goes wrong, hold Alt and paint to
subtract areas from the selection. Zoom in close to check the
edges and take the time to make it as perfect as possible.1
Start Photomerge Compose
Open the two images you’d like to combine. In Elements
13 , use the Enhance>Photomerge>Photomerge Compose
menu command. In Elements 14, use Guided mode and
choose the Photomerge panel. Now follow the guide and drag
the image with the area you want to extract into the window.4
Paint over the fur
We can also paint a radius along the edges using the
Refine Radius tool, which works just like a paintbrush.
Paint over furry edges to improve the selection. Check Show
Radius to see where the refinement is occurring, and If you
need to, hold Alt to erase parts of the radius.3
Refine the edges
Go the to the Advanced Edge Refinement section and
click the Refine Edge button. Refine Edge improves
the selection over tricky areas like hair. Hit F to cycle View
modes. Use the Radius slider to increase the area of
refinement along the edges, and check Smart Radius.6
Reveal and hide
Zoom in close and check the edges one more time.
If parts of the subject are missing, click the Reveal
button and paint to bring them back, and if you need to hide
areas, click Hide. Use the ] and [ keys to resize your brush tip
as you paint.5
Position the cutout
Set Shift Edge to -6 to squeeze the selection inwards.
When you’re happy with the selection, click OK, then
Next, to move to the next stage in the walkthrough. The
selection will be extracted to the other image. Drag the
bounding box into position, and resize and rotate it.