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100 CHAPTER 4 YOU AND YOUR ENTOURAGE

Using the Extract Tool
Let’s start by roughly separating figure and ground using the Extract tool.
1. Open the file WomanStanding.psd from the companion CD. This is a tonally adjusted and
color-balanced photo (see Chapter 3, “Retouching Photos”) showing our subject and the back-
ground from which she must be extracted (see Figure 4.1). A “before” version of this image is
included in the color section.
2. To begin the extraction process, choose Filter Extract or press Alt+Ctrl+X to open the Extract
dialog box (see Figure 4.2). You will separate the foreground object from the background using
the tools in this dialog box. Familiarize yourself with its tools.

Figure 4.1
The original photo of a
person to extract and
use as entourage