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Home » Photoshop Tutorials » Technical & Workflow » ADVANCED Hair Masking In Photoshop (With BUSY Backgrounds)

ADVANCED Hair Masking In Photoshop (With BUSY Backgrounds)

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to mask hair from complicated backgrounds in Photoshop.

We will start with a quick crash course on layer masks and the select and mask workspace.

Then we will use an image with a solid background to learn the basics and after that, we will work on a photo with a busy background.

You will learn how to create Photoshop Brushes to help you recreate hair when you simply cannot extract it from its background.

I’ve done a similar Hair Masking in Photoshop tutorial for Adobe that you can watch on Adobe’s website: Learn advanced techniques to cut out hair from complicated backgrounds.

In This Photoshop Hair Masking Tutorial, You Will Learn:

  • How Layer Masks Masks Work
  • Select and Mask Overview
  • Remove Person From Background (Solid Background)
  • Remove Person From Busy Background
  • Paint Strands of Hair
  • Painting With Hair Brushes
  • How To Make Hair Brushes in Photoshop
  • Final Image Breakdown
  • Camera Raw – Add Grain and Sharpen

Download Brush: 147-ptc-hair-brushes.zip (22176 downloads)

Check out this tutorial to learn how to cut out fur from busy backgrounds.

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  1. David Moore says

    January 19, 2018 at 5:19 am

    Thanks for this Jesús – you are one of the few people who not only tell what is possible with a tool or technique but also explain the limits. Too often tutorials by other trainers give the impression that everything is easy and then avoid illustrating the more difficult bits, which can be very frustrating for anyone building their skills.

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 21, 2018 at 6:31 pm

      You’re welcome, David! Thank you for the comment!

      Reply
  2. Roger Garlin says

    January 21, 2018 at 4:49 am

    A great tutorial as ever, and many thanks for these brushes JR!

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 21, 2018 at 6:31 pm

      Thank you, Roger!

      Reply
  3. AnilReddy says

    January 23, 2018 at 5:40 pm

    The only channel which I check if am stuck with no clue in editing is PTC vids. You will always go beyond what is needed rather than being cut to chase to one thing only. Thank you JR 🙂

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 24, 2018 at 10:20 am

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Isaia says

    January 23, 2018 at 7:26 pm

    Cheers for the help bro…..really appreciated

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 24, 2018 at 10:19 am

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  5. Steve Choatie says

    January 24, 2018 at 8:35 am

    I have watched several of your tutorials and I have always been impressed. I like your style of teaching, specifically you don’t waste a lot of video time talking about things that don’t add to the learning experience. This tutorial is awesome, just like the rest of your tutorials. I thank you very much for all the hard work you do in putting these together and offering freebies like the brush downloads.

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 24, 2018 at 10:19 am

      Thank you, Steve! I appreciate that!

      Reply
  6. Sanwar Haider says

    January 25, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    Thanks for the shortcut the tricks. Sometimes I also do this.

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 3, 2018 at 1:04 pm

      You’re welcome, Sanwar

      Reply
  7. Ed Ward says

    January 25, 2018 at 2:25 pm

    Terrific tutorial, Jesus. I’d go as far as saying it’s the superlative tutorial on the subject. Way to go!

    Reply
  8. Bruce Lei says

    January 26, 2018 at 7:56 am

    Thank you so much.

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 30, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  9. Pedro Oliveira says

    January 28, 2018 at 4:20 am

    Very good masterclass.
    Excellently well explained, with an accessible language.
    Maybe the best explanation I found.
    Congratulations.

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      March 6, 2018 at 3:02 pm

      Thank you, Pedro!

      Reply
  10. Raheel Hussain says

    January 29, 2018 at 1:35 am

    Excellent Sir !

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      January 30, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Soes Schroeder says

    February 1, 2018 at 4:29 am

    Very informative, many thanks, the best one I have seen about hair masking.

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 3, 2018 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you, Soes!

      Reply
  12. Doug says

    February 16, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks for suggesting this tutorial with the 19.1 PS ‘Select Subject’ feature. It really fills in all of the gaps for using these new tools in Photoshop.

    Reply
  13. Nayim says

    February 23, 2018 at 5:29 am

    Just Awesome Sir

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      February 26, 2018 at 12:06 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  14. Tony Needham says

    March 5, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    Another informative tutorial. No bull just facts and helpful tips to guide any user through the difficult process of removing complex backgrounds. Appreciated the advice that not all elements are able to be captured with the selection tools and that sometimes you just have to create them yourself – along with the instructions and techniques on how to achieve them. Great work, Jesus.

    Reply
  15. Red Luna says

    March 15, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    Cool tutorial! Very useful. Also thanks for these brushes.

    Reply
  16. Nidhi Joshi says

    March 26, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Excellent video. Thanks for brushes.

    Reply
  17. Mitul says

    May 5, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Bro you are awesome !!
    I am working on Photoshop around 10 years , but not get any tutorial like this , Thanks a lot

    Thanks
    Mitul

    Reply
  18. Jan Riemersma says

    May 23, 2018 at 1:29 am

    Hello, Jesús,
    Thank you for this tutorial.
    I’ve notice that it takes a long time to download the zip file with the brushes, and when I decompress it, it yields an error: “Error 32 – Broken pipe”. You may want to look into that.

    Also, I feel I would benefit a lot more from your tutorial, if I could play around with the same source material as the ones you work on. Would it be possible to make the photo of the model and the background available for download?

    Reply
  19. peekaypham says

    June 1, 2018 at 10:36 pm

    thank”s brother poste good

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    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      June 8, 2018 at 7:21 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  20. kiky says

    October 18, 2018 at 2:06 am

    I have watched several of your tutorials and it’s awesome.

    Reply
    • Photoshop Training Channel says

      December 17, 2018 at 12:49 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  21. Jahangir says

    June 29, 2020 at 5:57 am

    Nice job

    Reply

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