Let’s take a look at the pre-prepared materials and final results:
Pictured: Character material (click on the picture to enlarge)
Pictured: Background material (click on the image to enlarge)
The following will start to introduce you to the specific operation methods:
1. First, we open the pre-prepared character picture, double-click the background layer, and click OK to unlock;
Pictured: Open the character material and unlock it (click on the picture to enlarge)
2. Open a background picture, select the move tool, hold down Shift and the left mouse button to drag the picture into the character material. Holding down Shift will make the picture exactly in the center. If the selected background picture is too large or out of country If it is small, you can press Ctrl+T to transform it freely and adjust the image to the appropriate size. We will get layer 1;
3. Drag layer 1 below layer 0, select layer 0, click the foreground color picker, and use the eyedropper to click on the tip of the hair to pick the color;
Pictured: Foreground color selection (click on the image to enlarge)
4. Click the background color picker and use a straw to pick color in areas other than the hair;
5. Select the background eraser tool, sample: background swatch, limit: discontinuous, tolerance 50%, protect the foreground color, select a pen tip of appropriate size to erase in the layer.
Pictured: After setting, wipe in the layer (click on the picture to enlarge)
Note: Be careful when wiping to the edges of the body. Do not rub on the clothes. You can enlarge the image to rub. Lower the brush hardness in subtle areas. If you have wiped the edges, you can return to Ctrl+Alt+Z and rub again.
Pictured: Final effect (click on the picture to enlarge)
OK, now the entire process of cutting out pictures and changing the background is completed. Although it is not complicated, you still need to pay attention to certain places (such as wiping the background). I hope this Photoshop tutorial can help you further understand and consolidate the role of the background eraser.