How To Crop Out Backgrounds??? need help!!

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smilesalot
Feb 5, 2007
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crop out the background (COB) . Save each image as a separate PSD file , complete with layer mask. Do NOT delete the pixels hidden by the layer mask. Print and mount one of the images.

Hello, Im trying to crop out the background of a photo I have with a layer mask, can anyone tell me a step by step instructions on how to do this??
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smilesalot
Feb 5, 2007
I missed my class last week due to sickness and got a little lost, and havnt money for a book to look this up, I have tried fiddling around with it but am totally lost

thanks for any help =)!
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Bernie
Feb 5, 2007
Put the artwork on a layer, add a layer mask. Paint black where you want to hide, white where you want to show, grey for trasnparency.

Check this thread out:

Phos…., "Advanced masking and isolation" #1, 27 Jan 2005 8:06 am </cgi-bin/webx?14/0>

Edit, you paint on the layer mask not the image
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Ed_Hannigan
Feb 5, 2007
In addition…make sure the Background is converted to a layer by double-clicking on it in the Layers palette. The technique will not work otherwise.

Also, the word Crop is misused here. I have heard COB defined as Cut Out Background. Cropping is something else entirely.

There are lots of tutorials on the web for this.

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