It's impossible to make a cutout tutorial without getting the unavoidable "But this is easy, it's on a white background" comments. I have other tutorials that deal with complex backgrounds and this isn't one of them - if you are looking for that, check out one of my many other tutorials. A compositor usually shoots on a white background, in fact why would they shoot on a complex background? A challenge many people get is getting a good edge on smooth areas such as limbs. They often come out ragged or razor sharp and don't look natural. Thats what this tutorial is for, to help refine those edges to get a perfectly clean edge. The truth is, any cutout usually involves many different techniques. If you really want to go in depth check out my Selections Secrets course: photoshopcafe.com/shop/photoshop-cc-selection-secrets/
@@photoshopcafe Thanks! My brain is getting too cluttered (74) Thanks so much, this was really the refresher I needed and beyond to manage the color spill!
I love your videos. I've been using photoshop for the better part of 15 years after another software program, that I made he living with, was bought out by Corel and then shelved. I'm really not fond of them. Anyway, your videos are great and I still learn things after all these years. And if nothing else each video is a good reminder of things that I may have overlooked. Please keep up the good work.
Yes; one of my goals for the year is to climb the learning curve of Photoshop. It seems so complicated and so much work. But maybe someday it will all gel and become second nature. I'm still not proficient with the concept of layer masks.
Have patience and practice it will take some work and lots of repetition. there are two books solely devoted to layers by one of Adobe's very own Matt Kloskowsky. they were for CS 5 and 6 but still would be of terrific help.
Hi Colin great video as per will it work on a busy background. I take a lot lot of rugby shots in the UK and i like to remove the players from a very busy background. Happy new year.
Hey Colin! Thanks for this! I have worked a lot with Threshold in my graphic work and have been able to make masks out of it. I would like to give the development department the proposal of being able to link considering Threshold as a dynamic mask. What do you think about this?
I've been watching for a while now and hadn't hit subscribe, so I subscribed and then literally 5 seconds later you say "maybe you've been watching for a while and haven't subscribed yet..." and I feel like this was directed at me lol!
Nice tutorial, Colin. Question: after filling the selection with black, why not then expand the selection by a multiple of 2 or 3 times the number of pixels you contracted by, invert the selection, and fill with white? This would leave you with just the subject in pure black and the edges that would need dodging and burning.
Yup, that works as well, so does applying a curves adjustment and clipping the whites, I actually have an action that contacts by 10 and expends by 10 for these kinds of cutouts that I use in real work, but my goal for a tutorial is teach people the technique and it shows it better this way.
Personally I use a brush in overlay mode with a flow of ten pct in stead of the dodge and burn. Before doing all that you can use the apply image at multiply mode to save some work.
Hey Colin! I have just used this tutorial and it was very helpful / looks great on my first image, but on the 2nd image I have a grey background (so selected the red channel) but when I go to dodge or burn on the skin it only selects the background and not the person (as its darker) can you help, please?
Great upload, I try not to use photoshop, but I like to master anything even if I'm not going to use it. The only THING that never seems to work is refine edge tool. It takes away in stead of adds. The edges just looks muddy and disappointing! I've given up.
Loved the video! Can you make a video on autoRetouch? It is an AI powered photo editing platform. On this platform, the work of removing background is so easy and the output is very professional. It is offering a one month free trial as well!
That's pretty far from perfect, and that's not a crit of you, it's that these tools designed to automate masking just aren't that good. It would be far quicker and cleaner to draw a path with the pen tool, then pay some attention to her hair. For 95% of this job a vector mask is going to look better and be more intuitive to edit.
I use vector paths, too, depending on the subjects. However, if you’re not careful and the subject has anything but clean edges, the cut out looks obvious. This method overcomes that issue. It all comes down to what you’re masking. :)
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It's impossible to make a cutout tutorial without getting the unavoidable "But this is easy, it's on a white background" comments. I have other tutorials that deal with complex backgrounds and this isn't one of them - if you are looking for that, check out one of my many other tutorials. A compositor usually shoots on a white background, in fact why would they shoot on a complex background? A challenge many people get is getting a good edge on smooth areas such as limbs. They often come out ragged or razor sharp and don't look natural. Thats what this tutorial is for, to help refine those edges to get a perfectly clean edge. The truth is, any cutout usually involves many different techniques. If you really want to go in depth check out my Selections Secrets course: photoshopcafe.com/shop/photoshop-cc-selection-secrets/
And just when you think is all written about selections... Colin just made it again. Thanks for your always amazing techniques.
Happy New Year sir........awesome sir.........thank you so much for sharing this video.
Thank you! I intend to watch your tutorials regularly this year!
Brings me back in time, great job. The tough one is decontaminating colors from an uncontrolled environment, especially from soft edges.
Create a clipped layer in color blend mode and paint away the color spill
@@photoshopcafe Thanks! My brain is getting too cluttered (74) Thanks so much, this was really the refresher I needed and beyond to manage the color spill!
Happy New Decade - thanks so much Colin - am going to make a real effort this year to watch your tutorials over and over!!
Great technique, thanks Colin - I'll put this to use, for sure! (I'd tell all my friends - if I had any, that is)
I love your videos. I've been using photoshop for the better part of 15 years after another software program, that I made he living with, was bought out by Corel and then shelved. I'm really not fond of them. Anyway, your videos are great and I still learn things after all these years. And if nothing else each video is a good reminder of things that I may have overlooked. Please keep up the good work.
Great, Colin. Yet another marvelous technique to add to the tool bag!
Great tutorial, Colin. Happy New Year!
Nice method Colon. I hope you had a great new year? and the MacPro is as good as it looked.
Love your channel. Awesome technique...Cheers and Happy New Year from Nova Scotia.....
Happy New Year Colin!
Happy New Year, Colin! Perfect solution to masking and an excellent tutorial to start 2020 with. Many thanks.
Thanks
Happy New Year, Colin !
Thanks a lot Colin. Brilliant tut. Happy New Decade.
Thank You! Happy New Year!
Yes; one of my goals for the year is to climb the learning curve of Photoshop. It seems so complicated and so much work. But maybe someday it will all gel and become second nature. I'm still not proficient with the concept of layer masks.
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Have patience and practice it will take some work and lots of repetition. there are two books solely devoted to layers by one of Adobe's very own Matt Kloskowsky. they were for CS 5 and 6 but still would be of terrific help.
@@these510 Matt doesn't work for Adobe. But I agree, this was a good book back in the day.
This gives us some great tips, thank you, Colin.
Those edges are so smooth man.
WoW that was Amazing thanks for the tip ... Now I have to make a action with inserts on what to do Before I forget it.
Happy new year to you & your family ..Wish u a great decade health & prosperity
thanks I will use this technique next time .
nice tutorial ...learn something new ..plz share a video regarding brush setting when we use wacom tablet
Happy new Year From France Colin
Happy New Year
Hi Colin great video as per will it work on a busy background. I take a lot lot of rugby shots in the UK and i like to remove the players from a very busy background. Happy new year.
Depends on the contrast on the BG and the subject, there are many ways to cut out an image, and I have lots of tutorials on other ways.
Thank you for this tutorial.
Hi Happy 2020, I love what you doing that technique I love it, but if you work with a background that busy.
Excellent! Thanks.
Yay! You have the same guitar as me! I know that has nothing to do with Photoshop but just had to comment! Fist bump :-)
Good choice of guitar! ;)
great tool
happy 2020 to you
Great tutorial! Thank you
I needed this. Thanks a lot
You are awesome! How can you use PS so easily? 🤯
Hey Colin! Thanks for this! I have worked a lot with Threshold in my graphic work and have been able to make masks out of it. I would like to give the development department the proposal of being able to link considering Threshold as a dynamic mask. What do you think about this?
I've been watching for a while now and hadn't hit subscribe, so I subscribed and then literally 5 seconds later you say "maybe you've been watching for a while and haven't subscribed yet..." and I feel like this was directed at me lol!
I knew it! lol thanks for the sub.
Great man. Thanks.
Great technique
Nice tutorial, Colin. Question: after filling the selection with black, why not then expand the selection by a multiple of 2 or 3 times the number of pixels you contracted by, invert the selection, and fill with white? This would leave you with just the subject in pure black and the edges that would need dodging and burning.
Yup, that works as well, so does applying a curves adjustment and clipping the whites, I actually have an action that contacts by 10 and expends by 10 for these kinds of cutouts that I use in real work, but my goal for a tutorial is teach people the technique and it shows it better this way.
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Personally I use a brush in overlay mode with a flow of ten pct in stead of the dodge and burn. Before doing all that you can use the apply image at multiply mode to save some work.
Hey Colin! I have just used this tutorial and it was very helpful / looks great on my first image, but on the 2nd image I have a grey background (so selected the red
channel) but when I go to dodge or burn on the skin it only selects the background and not the person (as its darker) can you help, please?
Try crushing it a little with levels and also, try using the midtones instead of Shad/Highlights in the Dodge and burn tool if its too dark or light
Useful tips.
Thanks, I learned something :)
Brilliant 👍
thanks It's really great...!
Great upload, I try not to use photoshop, but I like to master anything even if I'm not going to use it. The only THING that never seems to work is refine edge tool. It takes away in stead of adds. The edges just looks muddy and disappointing! I've given up.
I like it!
love the intro
Happy New Year
Thanks, you too
Greetings from Turkey...
2 problems, firstly you used a simple white background, which easy to select from, 2nd, your image is blurry, use something in focus for videos.
Loved the video! Can you make a video on autoRetouch? It is an AI powered photo editing platform. On this platform, the work of removing background is so easy and the output is very professional. It is offering a one month free trial as well!
take a drink whenever he says "what Im going to do...."
what's wrong with CMD + J
i dont have that select subject button
Are you on an older version, It was added in PS 2019
@@photoshopcafe CC 2018 has select subject feature too.
@@photoshopcafe its CS6 that i use
i placed cc2019 and indeed its there
Well that one is pretty easy on a white background. you don't even need to go on channel to do that. Better luck next time :-)
Who is she?! Germany?
That's pretty far from perfect, and that's not a crit of you, it's that these tools designed to automate masking just aren't that good. It would be far quicker and cleaner to draw a path with the pen tool, then pay some attention to her hair. For 95% of this job a vector mask is going to look better and be more intuitive to edit.
Thats another way to do it, but many people struggle to use Paths, I have made a few tuts on Paths too. Also paths don't work on hairy arms too well.
I use vector paths, too, depending on the subjects. However, if you’re not careful and the subject has anything but clean edges, the cut out looks obvious. This method overcomes that issue. It all comes down to what you’re masking. :)
Great tutorial, Colin. Happy New Year!