How to Crop (cut out) a person and put onto another background

The tools we will be using within Adobe Photoshop for this tutorial are.

Pen Tool which looks like this on your tool bar.  , a shortcut for this tool is simply ‘p’ on your keyboard.

Magnify Glass Tool – , a shortcut for this tool is simply ‘z’ on your keyboard.

Selector Tool – , a shortcut for this tool is simply ‘v’ on your keyboard.

Adobe Photoshop can be a very complex program if you allow it to. Your first step in this whole Adobe suite journey is breaking down everything. Do not overwhelm yourself. Start slow and focus on the tools you need and not all of them at once. There may tools you never touch and there may tools you use each and every day. Don’t be afraid to explore but also don’t go off in an every lasting search for new tools. Focus on the tools you need and get proficient at them. Okay, so moving on…

The basis of this tutorial is to show you how to cut out or crop images with the Pen Tool in Adobe Photoshop. The Pen Tool allows you to make smooth natural looking cuts.

• Select the Pen tool.
• Position the Pen tool where you want the straight segment to begin, and click to define the first anchor point. Make sure not to drag the mouse.

  Note: The first point you draw will not be visible until you create a second anchor.

• Click again where you want the segment to end (Shift-click to constrain the angle of the segment to a multiple of 45°).
• Continue clicking to set anchor points for additional straight segments.

  The last anchor point you add always appears as a solid square, indicating that it is selected. Previously defined anchor points become hollow, and deselected, as you add more anchor points.

• Complete the path by doing one of the following:

  • To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer  when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.

  Draw curves with the Pen tool

  Curves are easier to edit and your system can display and print them faster if you draw them using as few anchor points as possible. Using too many points can also introduce unwanted bumps in a curve. Instead, draw widely spaced anchor points, and practice shaping curves by adjusting the length and angles of the direction lines.

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  Drawing the first point in a curve

  
  A. Positioning Pen tool B. Starting to drag (mouse button pressed) C. Dragging to extend direction lines 

• • To create a C‑shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.

  

  Drawing the second point in a curve

   

  • To create an S‑shaped curve, drag in the same direction as the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.

  

  Drawing an S curve