{"id":6372,"date":"2024-07-29T04:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=6372"},"modified":"2024-07-29T04:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:46:46","slug":"photoshop-elements-hack-perfect-background-removal-with-elements-plus-color-select","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/photoshop-elements-hack-perfect-background-removal-with-elements-plus-color-select\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Elements Hack: Perfect Background Removal with Elements Plus Color Select"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/remove-background-with-photoshop-elements-plus-select-color-range.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/remove-background-with-photoshop-elements-plus-select-color-range.jpg?w=2400&amp;ssl=1 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How to Remove a Background with Photoshop Elements Plus Color Select<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34 Get My New Photoshop Elements 2024 Course <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/howtogurus.com\/pse2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/howtogurus.com\/pse2024<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Get My Lightroom Course <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgepeirson.com\/lightroomcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/georgepeirson.com\/lightroomcc<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\udd34 Get All My Courses Here: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/howtogurus.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/p>\n<p><\/strong>Smiling Girl: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-in-white-sleeveless-dress-4077089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-in-white-sleeveless-dress-4077089\/<\/a><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Horses: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/horses-coupling-meadow-north-sea-416737\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/horses-coupling-meadow-north-sea-416737\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project File: <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/color-select.zip\">color select.zip<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>YouTube Video:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rFZUqVfs-HI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/rFZUqVfs-HI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-by-Step<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get Elements Plus at elementsplus.net<br \/>\nDownload the correct version for your version of Photoshop Elements.<\/p>\n<p>Open your image.<\/p>\n<p>Click the Effects button at the bottom of the screen<br \/>\nGo into the Classic section and click in to Elements+.<\/p>\n<p>Choose the 2nd option, Selections.<\/p>\n<p>Double click Select Color Range.<\/p>\n<p>Use the eyedropper tool to choose a color to select from your image.<\/p>\n<p>Adjust the Fuzziness to get the best mask, you want the mask to be mostly white.<\/p>\n<p>Click the Invert check box and hit the OK button.<\/p>\n<p>In the Layers panel click the Layer Mask button to convert the selection into a layer mask.<\/p>\n<p>Clean up the layer mask with a black brush on the layer mask side of the layer.<\/p>\n<p>Remove any color fringing by using the Sponge tool to Desaturation the color from the image side of the layer.<\/p>\n<p>Use small soft edge brush to paint black on the layer mask to hide any stray hairs that don't look good.<\/p>\n<p>Drag and drop a new background from the Photo Bin, or use any other method you prefer to bring in a new background.<\/p>\n<p>Add a Levels Adjustment Layer to the background layer to match the values of the subject layer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Remove a Background with Photoshop Elements Plus Color Select \ud83d\udd34 Get My New Photoshop Elements 2024 Course http:\/\/howtogurus.com\/pse2024 \ud83d\udd34 Get My Lightroom Course https:\/\/georgepeirson.com\/lightroomcc \ud83d\udd34 Get All My Courses Here: https:\/\/howtogurus.com Photos: Smiling Girl: https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-in-white-sleeveless-dress-4077089\/ Horses: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/horses-coupling-meadow-north-sea-416737\/ Project <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" 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