Improve the quality of your selections by first training the Quick Selection Tool. This simple technique shows you how to make better, more accurate selections in half the time, on Photoshop for Digital Photographers.
Create a temporary quick mask, on Photoshop Product Support.
Extract an object from its background, on Photoshop Product Support.
Change pixels to transparent with the Background Eraser tool, on Photoshop Product Support.
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