Extracting Selections

Some selections are easy to do; some are like pulling teeth. That's why Photoshop includes an extraction utility. The Extract command (Filter→Extract) enables you to isolate a foreground object from its background. Even objects with fuzzy, soft, or hard-to-define edges can now be separated from their backgrounds with very little difficulty.

To extract an object, choose Image→Extract to open the Extract dialog box. If it reminds you of Quick Mask, you're right. It's more than just a mask, however.

Extract removes whatever you don't want to keep. You can pre-select the object with the Magic Wand or use the Extract Edge Highlighter tool to draw around the edges of the object. Then you define the object's interior by using the ...

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