If you see some small parts of the baby becoming erased, don't worry about it--we'll fix it in a bit.
Next we'll drop in a temporary backdrop to help us see the areas we need to clean up with the regular eraser tool.
Removing the Background from a Picture in Photoshop Elements 3
By Sue Chastain, About.com
It may take 2-3 clicks in different areas. Don't click on the arm at the left or you will erase most of the baby as well.
Prev
- Save the Photo and Open Elements
- Duplicate the Background and Start Erasing
- Erasing the Background
- Adding a Filled Backdrop
- Erasing More Stray Bits
- Creating a Clipping Mask
- Refining the Selection mask
- Smoothing out the Jaggies
- Eliminating Fringe Pixels
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