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› ›DOWN AND DIRTY TRICKS<br />
Step One: Start by opening the image of the main subject<br />
that you want to use, or if you’re a KelbyOne member, you can<br />
download the files with which we’re working. This subject is on<br />
a white background, which will make her a bit easier to extract.<br />
[KelbyOne members may download the files used in this tutorial<br />
at http://kelbyone.com/magazine. All files are for personal<br />
use only.]<br />
Step Two: We don’t need the volleyball in this image, so grab<br />
the Lasso tool (L) in the Toolbox and draw a loose selection<br />
around the ball. Press D then X to set your Foreground color<br />
to white. Then, press Option-Delete (PC: Alt-Backspace) to fill<br />
that selected area with white. Press Command-D (PC: Ctrl-D)<br />
to deselect.<br />
Step One<br />
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Step Three: Because our subject is on a solid white background,<br />
let’s use my trusty channel method to extract her. Open<br />
the Channels panel (Window>Channels) and click on the Green<br />
channel, as this one is where the subject is darkest. Right-click on<br />
the channel, choose Duplicate Channel from the pop-up menu,<br />
and click OK.<br />
Step Two<br />
Step Three<br />
Step Four: With the duplicate channel<br />
active, click the little box to the<br />
left of its thumbnail in the Channels<br />
panel to make it visible. Click the<br />
Eye icon next to the original Green<br />
channel to hide it. Press Shift-Delete<br />
(PC: Shift-Backspace) to open the Fill<br />
dialog. Choose Black from the Contents<br />
drop-down menu and change<br />
the Mode to Overlay. Click OK. This<br />
will make the gray areas darker while<br />
leaving the background white. Do<br />
this a second time to make them<br />
even darker.<br />
Step Four<br />
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