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| Extract
Command
The Extract command in Photoshop enables us to
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Open an image you
would like to extract the background from. I choose this image of a
dog. You can use my image if you like. To save it, Right Click and
choose "Save As" to download.
After you have loaded
an image, go to Image>Extract. You’ll see the same image come up
in the Extract window.
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The first thing
we’ll need to do is outline our foreground object, in this case of
course the dog. Select the Edge Highlighter tool (as shown). Now set
a brush size and outline your foreground object. Zoom in if needed:
Select the Zoom tool, click on the image to zoom inward.
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Now we need to fill
our foreground object by using the Fill Tool. Select the tool and
click in the center of the object.
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Now we are ready to
preview the image by pressing the "Preview" button at the top right
corner of the window. You now should see the background disappear.
Under the Preview Options you can change the background color if
needed. If you like what you see, then press the OK button.
Sometimes it’s not always perfect and you may need to clean
up some edges with the Eraser Tool. If this is the case, then click
on OK, now select the Eraser and clean up the edges.
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Here's my final image. I inserted a different
background that could match the image.
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