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9. Expand the Refine Mode options and click the Object Aware mode
button. Read the resulting warning and then click OK.
The default Color Aware mode performs well when isolating objects from high-
contrast backgrounds, or with backgrounds that do not include much detail.

If you expand the Refine Mode options in the Properties panel, you can activate the
Object Refine mode, which creates better results when fine details exist in front of a
more detailed background.

Click these arrows to
expand each category Click the Object
of properties. Aware button.
Note:
10. Zoom into the woman’s head in the image, then choose the Refine Edge
Brush tool. You can use the Zoom
and Hand tools, as well
This tool has edge detection capabilities, which means you can simply “paint” over as their associated short-
areas to identify edges of very small areas of detail.
cuts, to change the im-
age preview in the Select
and Mask workspace.

Changing the onion
skin transparency
changes the view of
unselected areas of
the image layer.

11. Click and drag over the wispy
areas of the woman’s hair.
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 selected). Paint over the detail Details appear solid (selected)
areas that are after you paint over them and
currently unselected. release the mouse button.

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