isolate figure on complicated background

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Mar 19, 2006
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I’m trying to find the optimum way to select / isolate a figure on a ‘busy’ background. I’ve tried using the magic wand and similar but this seems a very fiddly way of doing it. Is there a better way? cheers
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Mike Hyndman
Mar 19, 2006
"dwdw1" wrote in message
I’m trying to find the optimum way to select / isolate a figure on a ‘busy’ background. I’ve tried using the magic wand and similar but this seems a very fiddly way of doing it. Is there a better way? cheers
DW

It is unusual for one technique to be successful in satisfactorily removing a background it is generally more usual to employ a number of different methods to isolate your subject. Five removal methods described in the links below.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/blremovebackg.h tm http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/cutout/cutout.htm

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