Conversely, if an image area has blurred or wispy edges that are hard to define, you can use a thicker line. If an image area has hard edges, you can use a thinner line to define its edges more precisely. For example, you can customize the thickness of the highlight by changing the nib size of the Highlighter tool. You can set options for some of the tools in the Cutout Lab. (5 - optional) Place the cutout against a background image. (4) Bring the cutout into the image window. (3) Preview the cutout and touch it up if needed. You can also choose to keep both the cutout and the original image, or create a clip mask from the cutout.Ĭutout Lab workflow: (1) Highlight the edges of the image area (2) Add a fill to the inside. If you make a mistake, you can erase and redo sections of the highlighted and filled area, undo or redo an action, or revert to the original image.īy default, the cutout is placed as an object in the image window and the original image is removed. If necessary, you can touch up the cutout by adding or removing detail along its edges. You can also preview the cutout with the original image showing underneath and with the highlight and fill displayed. To evaluate the results, you can preview the cutout with the background removed or against a background of gray, white, or black.
To cut out an image area, you draw a highlight over its edges and then apply a fill to define the inside of the area. This feature allows you to isolate image areas and preserve edge detail, such as hair or blurred edges.
The Cutout Lab lets you cut out image areas from the surrounding background.