How To Cut Out An Object In An Image In Photoshop CC
A replacement for the removed Filter Extract
The best way to quickly cut out an object in an image in Photoshop CC is to use the newSelect and Maskfeature. I will explain how you can use this effectively and cut out images as fast as possible.
If you are regularly editing images, you’ll want to know how to cut out objects efficiently. I often use Photoshop for editing images and video thumbnails. In the past, I used Photoshop’s Filter Extract feature, but that’s now been removed in Photoshop CC.
That means we have to rely onSelect and Maskto cut out images. Let’s take a look at how to use Select and Mask below.
How To Use Select & Mask To Cut Out Objects
To begin with, open Photoshop and drag in the image you’d like to cut out. For this tutorial, I’ll be using a royalty-free image as an example.
I’ll be cutting out this person by usingSelect and Mask. You can use the same tool and follow the steps below to cut out your own object.
This whole process will take under a minute, even for complex images with lots of shapes, colors, and limited contrast.
On the left side, you will see a properties tab. You can adjust these sliders to remove the background and improve the image you have cut out.
The cut will be clean, the image will stand out among any other background you may add, and so long as you did the quick select tool process correctly, there won’t be any missing pixels from your object.
At this point you have multiple choices. You can hide the background layer and save the image as a PNG with transparency. This will allow you to add this object with no background to any photo or image in the future.
Alternatively, you can create your own background right in the same Photoshop tab you are in now. Simply add new layers and position them as you see fit. As an example, I have created the image above.
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