How do you mask the hair perfectly ?

[浩二野89745514]

I'm trying to mask the fine hair using photoshop CC 2017 and watched several youtube videos about how to solve this problem by select and mask.

But as the following pictures show, it's very difficult to remove the background which has similar color with hair color.

I would like to know the solution and great technique for this problem.

Thank you in advance for your great help.

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

It is not always possible perfection is a dream. Fake it. If you can not find a way to produce contrast between the hair and background perfection is not possible

[浩二野89745514]

So do I have to compromise on masking hair and the first picture is only what I can do as of now ?

I'm wondering about what the best solution is to clip fine hair.

[浩二野89745514]

Now everything is clear and I will manage to solve this by faking.
Thank you very much for your advice !

[davescm]

Do you have a higher resolution image that you can post as a starting point? In the posted image, which looks like a screenshot, the fine detail was lost in a fairly low resolution as well as low contrast.

Achieving a final result is often a combination of masking techniques - but starting with the best image always helps

Dave

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