How to Change a Photo Background with Fine Detail
So you’ve finally captured the perfect family picture with everyone smiling, but it’s dark and cloudy in the background! With PaintShop Pro, you can swap in any background you want to brighten up that perfect shot. All of a sudden you and your family are at the beach on a perfect day! Learning how to change a photo background opens the door to all kinds of fun and exciting projects and background removal is easier than ever with the Smart Selection tool. Find a photo and let’s get background swapping!
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to use the Smart Selection tool to isolate an object or person.
- How to remove a photo background.
- How to soften the edges of a cut out object or person.
- How to apply light filters to match the new background.
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Comments (4)
The screen on my PSP 2020 is not the PSP X6 screen in the tutorial. So, I am not any further ahead after watching it than I was before.
Hello, it sounds like you may be using the Photography or Essentials workspace in PaintShop Pro 2020. Go to File > Workspace and select Complete. The Complete workspace will have the same layout as seen in this tutorial.
You may also be interested in these additional tutorials:
Making a Fine-detail Selection https://learn.corel.com/tutorials/making-fine-detail-selection-in-paintshop-pro/
Using the New Refine Brush in PSP 2020 https://learn.corel.com/tutorials/paintshop-pro-refine-brush/
Hope this helps!
The Discovery Center team
Very good video training manual. Your video has tough me step by step.
I also liked this video … I need all the help I can get !!! HaHa