robyn_geering1 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Hi, I am using Photoshop 7, and the magnetic seletion tool to cut out a group of people out of a photo, and give them a new back ground. I am wondering if anyone could let me know how I can blend the selection onto the new background, so that it looks more believable. Many thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 You need to be really good at selecting and masking. There are tools that will help, but basic knowledge is essential. "Photoshop Masking and Compositing" by Katrin Eismann is highly recommended. In the short term, you can copy the selection to a new layer, feather it (ctl-alt-d) by a few pixels to get rid of the hard outline and make the background for the selection transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_nagarajan Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 What Edward said. <p>Also, look <a href="http://www.adobeevangelists.com/pdfs/photoshop/11_01_2001/adv_masking144.pdf">here</a> and <a href="http://www.adobeevangelists.com/pdfs/photoshop/01_09_2002/channel_masks.pdf">here</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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