Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Lesson 9: Removing Back-
grounds to Create Layered
Compositions
In this lesson, you'll learn how to combine images and will be intro-
duced to several methods to help you remove backgrounds from im-
ages. You'll also learn about file formats and options for saving your
files for use on the Web or in print.
What you'll learn in this lesson:
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Combining images
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Removing backgrounds
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Creating advanced selections and masks
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Organizing and grouping layers
Starting up
Before starting, make sure that your tools and panels are consistent by resetting your preferences. For more
information, see “Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences” in the Starting up section of this topic.
You will work with several files from the ps09lessons folder in this lesson. Make sure that you have loaded
the pslessons folder onto your hard drive from
www.digitalclassroombooks.com/epub/photoshopcc
. See
“Loading lesson files” in the Starting up section of this topic.
