Often a good outfit and a smile are not enough to create a beautiful photo, so photographers must approach the processing of their masterpieces with special responsibility. It's no secret that the most famous program for these purposes is Photoshop. To create a special entourage, the craftsmen use a vintage background. What is it and how to use it?
What are the backgrounds
In the modern world, you can find any texture for Photoshop on the net: the sea, the sun, soap bubbles, and also a vintage background. Fortunately, photographers find applications for this style of design quickly. Let's look at what can be depicted on such textures. Firstly, most often they are created by designers in one tone, the beige-brown palette is predominant. Secondly, vintage backgrounds for Photoshop mainly contain elements such as feathers, clocks with Roman numerals, candles, curlicues, ribbons, etc. An integral element is gildedtree leaves.
When using a vintage background
Often we look at a beautiful photo and realize that something is missing… Perhaps you should think about a beautiful background that will decorate your picture and make guests delighted with affection. So, for example, blue shades are used for vacation photos, fun and entertainment. A vintage background is used to denote something important, old, something that should remain in memory for a long time. So, most often it is used in the processing of wedding photos, photos from a family album or photo shoots of the corresponding subject.
How to change the background in Photoshop
In order to quickly and easily change the background in Photoshop, you need to press the Q key, select a brush and paint over the entire area of the subject. In this case, Flow and Opacity should be set to 100%. After that, press the Q key again. The image will not be quite accurate, so you should use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Ctrl + I. Next, use the Refine Edge button: you will see a window with which you can configure all the necessary parameters:
- View - will help set the background. It is not so important and was created specifically for convenience.
- Edge Detection is one of the most important tools. You need to select Smart Radius and choose a convenient image radius.
- Adjust Edge - a parameter for adjusting the previous step. Here you can smooth the picture, shade it, experiment with contrast.
- Decontaminate Colors is a tool to get rid of artifacts.
Press the Refine Edge button again and see the finished object without background. It remains only to put the desired layer - and you will get beautiful photos that you will not be ashamed to show to relatives and friends.
