[alligator]

I have a photo of an antique car taken in my garage. I'd like to remove the car from the photo, and place it in front of something neat (like an old barn). Short of trying to trace around it pixel by pixel, is there an easy way to do this (other than the magic wand)?

[chris v]

you could do a rough selection just inside the edges of the car with the free-form lasso, invert the selection so you have everything but the car selected, then do a select by color range, and see if that grabs all the background except for the car.

[Westbo]

Originally Posted by alligator

I have a photo of an antique car taken in my garage. I'd like to remove the car from the photo, and place it in front of something neat (like an old barn). Short of trying to trace around it pixel by pixel, is there an easy way to do this (other than the magic wand)?

Any solution will be labor intense. There are masking plug-ins and apps I 'm sure. PS has an extract filter which I find clunky to use. However with practice, it may be the way to go for you.

You can also try a quick trace with the lasso tool. Create a mask and then paint in on the mask to the desired silhouette. Add your background layer , maybe create a shadow layer and you're good to go. If the photo is dark and elements hard to ID, try selecting the channel with the most contrast to trace. Good luck.


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[LiquidGuy]

Absolutely nothing will get you better results than the pen tool. Learn to master it, it is a lifesaver.

[spauldingg]

Originally Posted by LiquidGuy

Absolutely nothing will get you better results than the pen tool. Learn to master it, it is a lifesaver.

I agree. Worked with PS for years without learning the pen tool, Had to use it 1000 times in my internship and now it is a breeze, and a huge timesaver. Definately takes practice, but worth it.

http://www.photoshoplab.com/tutorial...sh-Course.html

[godzookie2k]

yeah dropping a clipping mask on something like a car shouldn't take long at all.