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Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Cover: Photoshop Class #63: Replace Background

Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Before you start, steps list, and Step 1

Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Steps 2–3: Layer Mask

Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Steps 4–5: Match Depth

Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Step 6: Save

Photoshop Class #63: Changing the Background of a Photo: Done: Final Result and Further Practice

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This is the final result of this episode, the king crab bird now perched in front of the glowing forest, with a blended background and colors that merge as if it was photographed there. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Photoshop series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. We're entering the module on manipulation and compositing. The most basic technique is replacing the background. The key is not only a clean selection, but also matching the blend and colors so the subject merges with the new background.

Step 1: Select the bird

Open the king crab bird photo. Select, Subject. The bird along with the branch where it's perched is selected. Check the tip of the beak and tail with zoom.

Step 2: Layer Mask

Double-click the background layer to open it into layer 0, name it 'bird', then click the mask icon. The old background is hidden and a transparent checkerboard pattern appears.

Step 3: New Background

Select File, Place Embedded, then choose the 'glowing forest' photo. Move the forest layer below the bird layer. The bird is now inside the forest. The bird is sharp, so the background should also appear distant.

6 Pi | Step 4 MN

Convert the forest layer into a Smart Object, then apply Gaussian Blur around 10 pixels.

.- P | Step 4: Match Depth

The background appears soft, as if photographed with a telephoto lens. The new background has a warm golden tone. Select the bird layer, add Color Balance, then press Alt + Ctrl + G to only affect the bird.

P | Step 5: Match Color

Shift the Highlights slightly towards red and yellow so the bird is lit with the same light.

.» P | Step 6: Save

Compare with hiding the forest layer. Save as PSD and export JPG.

.- P | Done!

Done. We have already selected the subject, created a layer mask, placed a new background, matched depth with blur, and matched colors with clipped adjustment. In the next episode, we will replace the sky with sky replacement. Need to edit product photos for marketplaces, retouch photos, design posters, or create social media content? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides photo editing and graphic design services, as well as Photoshop courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 102 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, source photos, and layered PSD files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:37Step 1: Select the bird

0:50Step 2: Layer Mask

1:03Step 3: New Background

1:206 Pi | Step 4 MN

1:25.- P | Step 4: Match Depth

1:40P | Step 5: Match Color

1:48.» P | Step 6: Save

2:02.- P | Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:37Step 1: Select the bird

0:50Step 2: Layer Mask

1:03Step 3: New Background

1:206 Pi | Step 4 MN

1:25.- P | Step 4: Match Depth

1:40P | Step 5: Match Color

1:48.» P | Step 6: Save

2:02.- P | Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Select the bird

Step 2: Layer Mask

Step 3: New Background

6 Pi | Step 4 MN

.- P | Step 4: Match Depth

P | Step 5: Match Color

.» P | Step 6: Save

.- P | Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Select the bird

Step 2: Layer Mask

Step 3: New Background

6 Pi | Step 4 MN

.- P | Step 4: Match Depth

P | Step 5: Match Color

.» P | Step 6: Save

.- P | Done!