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08/19/2004 10:28:39 PM · #1			 | 
		
		| I have a high key portrait with my subject against an all white background.  How would I go about changing the background to a different color on photoshop?  (My subject is also dressed in white) |  
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08/19/2004 11:29:38 PM · #2			 | 
		
		| Try the magnetic lassoo tool. Select the person, then invert selection. |  
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08/20/2004 02:33:42 AM · #3			 | 
		
		Originally posted by wimbello:   Try the magnetic lassoo tool. Select the person, then invert selection.  |   
 
 To quote a line from the classic underachiever movie 'Dude Where's My Car', "And then?"
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08/20/2004 02:46:35 AM · #4			 | 
		
		| I would create a new layer, paint the color you want around the person in that layer, then change the layering mode until the edge of the white and the person look natural .. |  
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08/20/2004 03:18:15 AM · #5			 | 
		
		what i usually do is just use the flood tool at a very low tolerance.
 
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08/20/2004 04:37:44 AM · #6			 | 
		
		Best way is to make a quick mask and fill on a new layer - easily editable - it's on a separate layer - and you get a nice soft edge to boot.
 
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