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8. 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.

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

9. 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 Note:
button you should see some of the thin details appear solid (selected) instead of You can use the Zoom
transparent (not selected).
and Hand tools, as
well as their associated
shortcuts, to change
the image preview in
the Select and Mask
workspace.

Paint over the detail Details appear solid (selected)
areas that are after you paint over them and
currently unselected. release the mouse button.

10. 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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