How to Create a Slice of Nature Photo Manipulation

核心提示： Next we'll to try to make the foliage as dark as we can. Do this by adjusting the levels. Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels (Command + L)

Next we'll to try to make the foliage as dark as we can. Do this by adjusting the levels. Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels (Command + L). Click on the set black point eye dropper and then click on the lightest part of the foliage. You can keep trying different points until you get the foliage almost black.

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After the levels adjustment, use color range to select just the black foliage. Go to Select > Color Range. I like to set the selection preview to Grayscale for this, it can make it pretty easy to tell how your selection looks. Make sure Select is set to Sampled Colors, then use the Eyedropper Tool to select the black foliage. Adjust the fuzziness slider until only the foliage is selected.

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Once you have created your selection, simply delete the grayscale copy. Then invert your selection by going to Select > Inverse or Command + Shift + I. Select a decent sized (I used 60px) hard brush and click on your mask. Now use the brush to paint around the foliage, adjusting the size of your brush so you don't mask out any of the tree itself.