How to use color range to select an object

There are many ways to select an object in Photoshop. For example,

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In this example, we show you how to use color range to select an object.

This is before.

This is after

Here is how.

  1. With the image open, select Color Range from Select menu.

2. Use the point to select sample color. Point + to add more sample color.

3. Click OK to close the Color Range window and you have select the sample color, cloud and snow in our example.

4. Inverse the selection which select the tree.

6. Use Select and Mask in Selection Menu to deselect the area you don’t want.

7. Add a new layer and then add solid color (white in our example)

8. Move the new Color fill 1 layer below the original layer. You can check the selection.

9. Or you can move the select tree to another image.

Please view the step by step video:

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Bob Lin

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