How to Cut Out Hair in Photoshop | Day 27

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In day 27 of 30 Days of Photoshop, Aaron shows you how to tackle one of the most challenging tasks for image editors; cutting out and selecting hair! Learn how to make a rough selection of your subject and their hair, and then refine that selection using the powerful tools within Select and Mask. Capture of strand, every time!
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[@marcbobson]

Many photoshop step-by-step tutorials skip over subtle details, but this guy really doesn't miss a beat. And his explanations are crystal clear.

[@FotoandFun]

WOW!! Changing the mode of the brush tool to Overlay for masking! Never imagined that and it is brilliant. Thank you Aaron Nace.

[@brnby8984]

Exact same reaction, such an insane tip!

[@donfitzsimons6673]

It'll work for GIMP also. Yay. Thanks for the tip.

[@milifernandez2900]

This is without kidding the best photoshop series on KZbin. Thanks!

[@TaylorTrask]

Ditto this.

[@yehia-ph2vx]

@@TaylorTrask I fully agree with you it's the best photoshop channel simple and straight

[@Uzodesign]

Then I'd say you haven't encountered the Asian guy with the unibrow

[@manoarama484]

@@Uzodesign Piximperfect

[@Chuby_ubesie]

@@Uzodesign he talks too much.

[@veryserioususer4941]

Now that youtube removed Dislikes so that you can't see if the video is worth watching. Imma just tell you who's watching right now. This one is WORTH IT!

[@andreafine439]

Aaron I've followed you for years. Of all the tutorials on selecting hair in particular, your are the best. Thanks so everything.

[@mddij4558]

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[@imguy3304]

This is the most important technique I have ever learn from my entire Photoshop journey.

[@HybridCult]

Changing brush mode to Overlay... wow... Thank you for that!

[@terricleary7497]

This is the FIRST time anyone said, or I heard, to start the brush inside of the hair to 'sample' what you're looking for. I have never had any success with the refine edge brush because all the tutorials I watched just showed them running the brush over the edge. They didn't say to start within the selection. I'd run my brush over the edge and never got a good selection. I followed along this time not expecting miracles, but I got one. Thank you, Aaron.

[@KKate1702]

Incredible! Changing the brush mode to Overlay was totally new for me. It makes a huge difference. Thanks a ton Aron! You are the BEST

[@velazi816]

Im having this problem where when I'm in select in mask, and I use the refine edge tool, when I click on the hair and drag out, it makes that selection transparent, any tips?

[@rickeykim3009]

I'm having the same issue.

[@jorgelavin]

same here :/

[@ryangriffith1399]

same! this tutorial did not work at all

[@cameronneisler3614]

Same here

[@V.L.Buitenkamp]

Same here. I get a + sign in the circular cursor, where Aaron has a dot (.) inside the cursor... I've copied his settings, tried this tut several times, but i keep on hanging on refining the hair where it adds more mask instead of hair. Changing to the minus sign (-) doesn't do anything either... :-(

[@patrickmcnair5401]

When I was trying to learn about the editing side of Photography I looked at Phlearn videos because Aaron explains things better than anywhere else I found and now, with 30 days of Photoshop, I'm learning much more. This is a fantastic series for learning about Photoshop and I am enjoying working through them. Thanks for this Aaron.

[@Babskay_14752]

Dansky is good as well.

[@user-zv6ce1ss2j]

There is option called Refine Hair inside Select and Mask in newer version of PS which does all work for you

[@elbowire]

Anyone else having a problem making this work in a more recent release? This originally worked perfectly for me. Now, working with 21.2.4, I cannot get the refine edge brush tool to work the way he does (@4:38) in this tutorial.

[@davidnnamani1715]

I really do appreciate you for having this 30 days ps tutorial. I have learned a lot. Thank you and God bless you man. What a to help folks get started.

[@IcetipsVideos]

This tutorial helped me today to select a tree with leaves. Thank you!

[@bryancolindres1677]

As a beginner to photoshop, this helped me tons! Seriously thank you so much for putting in the time to explain, show us, all in a slow manner! Really helps me especially to understand how to do certain things, as well as understanding how the edit was able to happen

[@robertotcr]

Finally! You explained me how to actually use the refine tool, because I had not gotten it until now whooohooo

[@rakshithrao]

One of the best Photoshop tutorial channel ever..

[@redsummerstorm3166]

This is far the best technique to get the hair done..

[@MsAddams06]

i do the exact thing youre showing but for me the brush removes not descover new parts

[@ivanacorac9728]

Same here :(

[@Tgrjye]

@@ivanacorac9728 You have to use the refine edge tool(r)

[@ivanacorac9728]

@@Tgrjye I did :( And after that I take the brush , overlay mode and that brush keeps removing instead of discovering some parts...So frustrating :( Tried thousands times

[@curlst7615]

@@ivanacorac9728 I have the same problem, i have the exact same settings but no strands of hair are discovered off the head, hair is only removed on the head.

[@madhumenon]

Amazing tutorial, Aaron. I couldn't figure out for the life of me how the "Refine hair" tool worked, but I know now and will save a lot of time from this.

[@TheWellington4]

.... my... god... i've been tryIng to do this for literal years. and in 5 mins... its perfect.. JEZZZZZZ THANK YOU!

[@6Eternal9]

Your tutorials are the best , I've gone through many channels but couldn't able to understand much , your this video made me understand about this technique, thank you very much .

[@reginaldomartins6195]

You're not just a photoshop expert, you're a photoshop wizard... thank you for sharing your knowledge with us....

[@suaramunocopyrightbgm6895]

Hey, this is very helpful! You've explained it in a very simple and efficient way. Thank you, sir!

[@Zendit7]

Thank YOU!!!! All the "mask hair tutorials" have never been REAL WORLD examples of what we really need! Difficulty level High type tutorials. And still quick! This is dope!

[@samm3791]

none of these ever work for me.. when I use the refine edge tool it leaves these black marks everywhere and starts losing pixels in the actual hair

[@kaylamcghee476]

same thing is happening to me. I cant figure it out

[@kaylamcghee476]

I tried again and this time it worked! I uninstalled Photoshop & reinstalled it. One of the mistakes I was making was I was brushing the hair down. Make sure you are brushing the hair outwards. Also maybe play with the smoothing, feathering options listed. I hope that helps.

[@hunterbuth3348]

This is how a Tutorial should be, literally 0 confusion. Subscribed.

[@hhllee307]

The best cut out hair tutorial in the world🙏🏼Thanks Aaron🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@mikmowmil]

I hate masking hair and fur but you explained and demonstrated it so easily. Lots of content creators show how to but you explain why without making it too complicated.

[@rhw2005]

Viewing in 2024 - this content still relevant! Best explanation of these tools I've seen! - Thank you

[@indrajithajra5226]

Much respect for you Aaron, I am following your channel from long back and I should say it is the best training channel with clear and crisp information without any sort of drama. And I love the way you speak !

[@reelsmartproductions6588]

I can never get it to look as detailed as this. I don't know if there's not enough contrast against the backgrounds that I'm working with but the edge hairs always end up floating in my images.

[@arfanzaman5114]

Too simple and too much effective.thanks.

[@SergeyGuslyar]

I’ve already reviewed a bunch of tutorials, and everywhere, the authors take the highest quality photos that are comfortable to work with! But in real work, you often have to work with bad photos and no one shows how to cut hair in a bad photo!

[@_lindssay_]

He just did

[@marcbobson]

@@_lindssay_ that was his point.

[@YangHope7]

I tried using the refine edge brush exactly as you explained, but it keeps erasing the hair instead of bringing the details out.

[@steevo1976]

Thanks Aaron. It has always been a head scratcher as to where and when the tool samples from. Do you click on stuff you don’t want, or stuff you do? The tool always seemed to have a mind of its own. Even previous tutorials haven’t been specific as to this behaviour. So thanks for clearing that up. Before now it was easier to just use the old refine edge command. I might trust this a little more now. I do find my photoshop hangs a lot when using select and mask though so that’s annoying. All the best to you. 👍🏻😊

[@acatski]

One of the best and shortest tutorials I've ever watched for clipping around hair in Photoshop. I did it! Woohoo! Thank you so much!

[@jamessummers5936]

I recently upgraded to Adobe CC and, although I've been using the layer mask/refine edge brush method for years now, I still learned quite a few new things from this vid, thanks a lot!

[@gittaradau8790]

You are the number one best ever tutor. Thank you soooo much. Amazing, Thank you again and again and again.

[@vipulhamirani4927]

Very nice technique. Thanks

[@ThatSpadeGirl]

Amazingly simple! I've seen different tutorials that are successful (and I've used them), but more involved. This is super quick, THANK YOU!

[@juliusiregar]

Fantastic. This is helpful with the best explanation. Great job. Thanks

[@pankajshukla2366]

Thank you Aaron, probably the best tutorial on this topic so far.

[@SAJIDANSARI-nx6wg]

Thankyou 'PHLEARN' I like your tutorial very much God bless you.

[@LitixsamPRO]

I guess the Subject selection option has changed a lot since 2020 because it perfectly selected the hair for me

[@TheStepmonkey]

Super interesting and useful tutorial! Thanks!

[@RosaPerry]

I'm always curious as to what people use for hardness and spacing in the refine brush edge tool. I can never strike a happy medium. I'm not even sure what the spacing means for this tool. What's the best setting Aaron? Thanks for posting these awesome 30 Days of Photoshop.

[@juantallone1225]

Thank you so much good sir! the tip of using free lasso and polygonal at the same time blew my mind. And using the overlay brush! wow. genius.

[@claremulcrone239]

First off, thank you so much for your in-depth instructions! I'm just having trouble with the select and mask function. After I outline the hair and hit output to layer mask button nothing happens with my selection...it looks the same as when I selected the subject initially... Appreciate any advice!

[@phlearn]

Hi Clare! If you send us an email to support with a screenshot of your PSD file and layers, our team will do their best to guide you ☺

[@ScottFichter]

Holy cow, Photoshop is expensive but they do bring the features that I want.

[@refinnejgnihc6686]

As a beginner i think this is the best tutorial about hair selections. Easy to follow. Thanks!

[@Anneland]

THANK YOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!! Best Hair Tutorial, thank you!!!!

[@cobycudjoe8605]

I would like to be friends with Aaron before this life is over! 8 simplified minutes of instruction and I've leveled up!

[@martinnaylor9829]

This is the best video I've ever watched on this topic, partly aided by the new Select Subject function but still. Too many tutors show you the complicated way you used to have to do things. This was so much better. I'll watch more from the series.

[@learnfunwithsid2658]

Your explanation fly over my mind, but appreciate your efforts

[@lalit.sablania]

great job, I have already used photoshop my work, but this overlay Technik awsm, now finaly, edit photo hair, smoothly,, thanks so much

[@soleilepps8860]

Thank you! Easy to follow for those that don't have time to watch 20 minutes of nothingness! Kudos!

[@beslemeto]

You are the Ironman of Photoshop!

[@merlinacalbin9386]

Always HATED photoshop until now !!! Thank Youuuuuuuuu

[@sadesign9575]

Love the politeness of your voice

[@timonaumann2617]

Hi Aron, what settings do you use for edge detection, and which flow do you prefer for editing the mask (in you video we can see first 10% and later 60%) Thank you for these great tutorial!

[@DustinKonrad]

I love getting to the end of each and every one of these tutorials only to realize time and time again that I have not taken a good enough photo for these tools to work effectively

[@taha3299]

I'm using latest version of PS and it's doing much better job to cutting the subject. It's incredible.

[@stevecabe1682]

Been trying to learn this technique for years and this finally made sense to me. Also, the way you set the tutorial made it fun and enjoyable to watch unlike other tutorials that make me want to beat my head with my keyboard. Keep up the good work!!

[@Chickboom34]

Overlay!!! Magic. Thank you.

[@gregwoolliscroft6255]

As usual with all these videos...it works well up to a point..in this case...after using the black overly you say alt and click to get back to the image..it wont go back....so frustrating...

[@mohammadmahbuburrahman8953]

I am super impressed by your teaching method. Very nice tutorial.

[@tharwatsd796]

thank you so much!!! i usually tend to skip long tutorials but in your case, it is worth watching every minute for sure!!

[@anotherface3807]

thank you for telling us there's a function of refining edges. Really great help!

[@vkiavian]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gajanankabadi8706]

Thanks for sharing Refine edge brush tool property.👍

[@faaceclothing]

Well, this is a game-changer. Thank you.

[@ogundaretaiwo9506]

Honestly, this is the best tutorial on how to crop hair. Imagine others using plain background to explain.

[@Vega_Cristina]

Thank you very much it helps me alot, more that Iam lazy with cutting hair on Photoshop with tutorials and tutorials and with you it was very easy I think I followed you for a reason more videos like this and have good New Year 😊😊😊

[@paulkonyango5687]

Awesome tutorial. Thank you

[@ryanoxner]

Great tutorial. Thanks so much.

[@juan-carlos]

Best hair silo tutorial out there. Period.

[@astraljutto262]

Thank you for explaining this so easily and straight to the point, but explaining why it works as well.

[@janicestevenson5662]

Hi Great tutorial about a difficult techniqueThe tip about using overlay has solved a lot of my problems. My working with the Refine Edge tool has also improved. Thank you

[@cathybretana9792]

Amazing! Yet I don’t have that overlay button. Can you teach me where can i find it? Thanks!

[@brandonnash83]

This saved me so much time when doing flyers. Thanks man!

[@dominikwodarczak8410]

This is super important topic that help's many people out.

[@olagokeadeyemi4905]

Thank you thank you. You are simply amazing. I hope this series opens doors for you in ways u never imagined

[@eurecAswifties]

When I'm refining the edge of my image, it actually erases some of the hair making the final result looks choppy... I think I adjusted it incorrectly but I don't know which one is it haha. Can anyone help me?

[@Stodium]

I'm having the exact same issue, not sure what's happening.

[@kaylamcghee476]

@@Stodium I have been trying this all day and I keep getting choppy hair too. I just increased the smoothing & feathering under global refinements and it really helped! not perfect but then I painted over left over choppy parts and it looks way better!

[@alexfvcruz]

make sure you have the selection active first otherwise you're sampling all layers (the subject is selected) it needs a selection in order to use the Select & Mask window properly.

[@123arskas]

What a perfect way !!! Thank you

[@dibees]

You are AMAZING! I laps have afro hair and it's SOO hard to cut it out & every single hair tutorial out there is of straight hair with no detail, very well brushed, not even a little frizz

[@Hii-ec6nr]

Very useful tips! Thanks

[@pulsetiktok2498]

Thank you. This has resolved my headache for a very long time.

[@mahanly]

Great. So simple. Thanks!!!

[@mahsab5362]

THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES!

[@user-ey6zn3lb6r]

Thank you a lot, it was a great idea to make 30 days of Photoshop! Helps super much

[@amstaylorph]

Appreciate the clarity.

[@bala1000mina]

Thank you so much Aaron! Very helpful and informative tutorial!

[@belivy1]

That was very well explained. loved it! This was the only technique that worked for me out of all of the videos I saw to help me do this.

[@blesssyourheart333]

Thank you thank you!! Probably the easiest way I’ve tried and the results are awesome!

[@margotdaley6683]

By far the best, simplest video on this!

[@waysusila]

Waw amazing never tried this before and the CC 2021 work perfectly.

[@libbyonthalabel]

This tutorial changed the game!! Seriously - I love you for this!

[@vipulhamirani4927]

Keep it up. Keep exploring PS