Extraction Tutorial (sort of)

I really ought to find a tutorial on how to do a tutorial. LOL

The best way I've found to do a really fabulous extraction is to use the freehand select tool. I use PaintShopPro so I don't know what the tool is called in Photoshop.

It's a simple procedure though it does take some patience. I draw around the parts that I want to get rid of and then invert the selection, copy the image that I want and then paste it as a new image or into another workspace that I've got open.

If you are using a mouse with your computer you'll be zooming in very close when you draw your selection. Even with a Wacom pen I still zoom in for the cleanest edges on my extraction.

I hope this how-to will be helpful. Leave a comment if you need any help or if something isn't clear.