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12. Select the Refine Radius tool in the Refine Mask dialog box. Press the ]
key to increase the size of the brush. (The options bar displays the brush
size; we used 300 px at first.) Then, begin brushing along the top of the
hair, high enough to include the spikes.
13. Press the [ key a few times to decrease the brush size by about half. Then,
paint along the right side of the head, where the hair is a solid color, to
pick up any small, fine hairs that protrude.
As you paint, Photoshop refines the mask edge, including the hair, but eliminating
most of the background. If you were painting on a layer mask, the background
would be included. The Refine Mask feature is good, but it's not perfect. You'll
clean up any areas of background that are included with the hair.
14. Select the Erase Refinements tool ( ), hidden behind the Refine Radius
tool in the Refine Mask dialog box. Click once or twice in each area
where background color shows. When you erase an area, the Refine Mask
feature erases similar colors, cleaning up more of the mask for you. Be
careful not to erase the refinements you made to the hair edge. You can
undo a step or use the Refine Radius tool to restore the edge if necessary.
15. Select Decontaminate Colors, and move the Amount slider to 85%.
Choose New Layer With Layer Mask from the Output To menu. Then
click OK.
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