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9. Zoom into the woman’s head in the image, then choose the Refine Edge
Brush tool.
This tool has edge detection capabilities, which means you can simply “paint” over
areas to identify edges of very small areas of detail.

Changing the onion
skin transparency
allows you to see the
unselected areas of
the image layer.

Note:
You can use the Zoom
and Hand tools, as well
as their associated short-
cuts, to change the im-
age preview in the Select
10. Click and drag over the wispy areas of the woman’s hair.
and Mask workspace.
You might not see much
of a difference as you drag,
but when you release the
mouse button, you should
see some of the thin details
appear solid (selected)
instead of transparent (not Paint over the detail Details appear solid (selected)
selected). areas that are after you paint over them and
currently unselected. release the mouse button.

11. Continue to drag over the details on both sides of the woman’s head until
you are satisfied with the results.
You don’t need to be precise when you drag over the details, although dragging
approximately over the details generally does produce better results.

Original Selection Refined Selection

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