Background Removal
Today I learn a new technique to remove the background in cases like the one above. The hair of the lady has a lot of details and it will be almost impossible to remove the background by using the magic wand. The technique I learned today was removing background using RGB channels. This method is efficient, and it gives really good results. This consists of creating a matte of the woman and try to remove the background. The RGB channels was a new technique for me that it makes my life easier when talking about removing a background. Before knowing this procedure my work in photoshop was a huge pain in the ass, I was always trying to get the details and only by using the magic wand, honestly it would have been easier just by using a matte with the RGB channels. After removing the original background of the picture, I just placed the woman in the background of the sky as shown above. Also, there are some different techniques if the woman is missing some hair details or needs some parts of the hair are not quite right you can create a copy of the matte and grab the colour of the hair that most stands out, in this case a dark brown, and paint the matte. Next, is necessary to create a clipping mask on top of the matte and with the brush just slightly paint on top of the areas that need more detail. This effect will create a stronger matte and highlight those details in the hair. Another effect I used in this image was cutting out pieces of the hair and putting them where there is less detail and by using blendings I was able to adapt the hair correctly. With this techniques, I am able to cut out really difficult images and all of their details and paste it in another background, looking really natural.
- Jose Fernandez
