Miniature people

We used photoshop again today, and todays topic was miniature people which means we took photos of each other and a ''background'' and eventually scaled down the pictures of us to become tiny people.

To get the first photo out of its background we use a tool called Quick Selection Tool. This will go after the colours and help you to separate the front from the back. If the tool makes any mistakes you can just press ALT and it will move the dotted line thats around your object to the place you want it to be.

To remove your current background just copy your layer and paste it to make two layers. Now you should see a small picture to show what you have left. If you only got a copy of the background you don’t want, you just go back and press Select à Inverse.  

Now that you have your main object cut out you can create another layer and place a new background photo in it.

Remember to put the layer you cut out on the top and the background you want underneath it. If the main objects isn’t the size you want it to be you go to Edit à Transform à Scale

Anything missing? Maybe the hair of a person has become partly lost during the job? Go to Select à Refine Edge. Here you can feather out any harsh edges and bring back lost details. 

Here is my result!