If you can find a picture where your friend is on a simple or uncomplicated background, that would be ideal. The busier the background, the more work you’ll have to do when you erase it later. You want the picture of the person you are adding to be as big or bigger than the one you want to add them to. If you have to enlarge the person you are adding, they will become pixelated and give away your hard work to make them look like they belong in the picture. Also try to match color tone and lighting. If you are all on a beach, try to find one of your friend in the sun. You can manipulate the colors later, but it will be harder for you to work with later. [1] X Research source
You don’t have to be super precise, just make sure you don’t accidentally cut off part of their body. The extra background that you grab will be erased later. [2] X Research source [3] X Research source
Instead of using the menu bar, you can also hit the control (or command on a Mac) button and the C button. This will copy the image as well. To paste, just click control (or command) and V. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source
Instead of using the menu bar, you can also hit the control (or command on a Mac) button and the C button. This will copy the image as well. To paste, just click control (or command) and V. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source
Instead of using the menu bar, you can also hit the control (or command on a Mac) button and the C button. This will copy the image as well. To paste, just click control (or command) and V. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source
Instead of using the menu bar, you can also hit the control (or command on a Mac) button and the C button. This will copy the image as well. To paste, just click control (or command) and V. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source
Instead of using the menu bar, you can also hit the control (or command on a Mac) button and the C button. This will copy the image as well. To paste, just click control (or command) and V. [4] X Research source [5] X Research source
Make sure you hold down the shift key. It will prevent you from changing the proportions of the figure in the picture. Instead of clicking the menu bar, you can click control (or command) and the T button to use the Free Transform tool. [6] X Research source [7] X Research source
Make sure you hold down the shift key. It will prevent you from changing the proportions of the figure in the picture. Instead of clicking the menu bar, you can click control (or command) and the T button to use the Free Transform tool. [6] X Research source [7] X Research source
Make sure you hold down the shift key. It will prevent you from changing the proportions of the figure in the picture. Instead of clicking the menu bar, you can click control (or command) and the T button to use the Free Transform tool. [6] X Research source [7] X Research source
Make sure you hold down the shift key. It will prevent you from changing the proportions of the figure in the picture. Instead of clicking the menu bar, you can click control (or command) and the T button to use the Free Transform tool. [6] X Research source [7] X Research source
Make sure you hold down the shift key. It will prevent you from changing the proportions of the figure in the picture. Instead of clicking the menu bar, you can click control (or command) and the T button to use the Free Transform tool. [6] X Research source [7] X Research source
Get close to the figure but don’t erase any part of the figure. The extra bits left around their body will be erased with a smaller brush. If they are on a white or solid color background, you can use the magic wand tool to isolate the background and delete it. Just click the magic wand tool, select the color of the background, and then press delete once it is all highlighted. [8] X Research source [9] X Research source
Get close to the figure but don’t erase any part of the figure. The extra bits left around their body will be erased with a smaller brush. If they are on a white or solid color background, you can use the magic wand tool to isolate the background and delete it. Just click the magic wand tool, select the color of the background, and then press delete once it is all highlighted. [8] X Research source [9] X Research source
If you mess up or accidentally erase part of the figure, you can simply press the undo button under Edit on the menu bar.
If there is only a bit of a different between the layers, you can just change the brightness and contrast from the Image menu bar. Simply adjust the lines back and forth. You may have a dialog box pop up with you try to make a Curves layer on your figure. When it pops up, press OK to make the Curves mask layer. You can also change the lighting of the original group photo as well. If you want to change it, click on the background layer and pick the same icon on the bottom of the screen and follow the same steps as with the figure layer until the two layers are close to each other. [13] X Research source
If there is only a bit of a different between the layers, you can just change the brightness and contrast from the Image menu bar. Simply adjust the lines back and forth. You may have a dialog box pop up with you try to make a Curves layer on your figure. When it pops up, press OK to make the Curves mask layer. You can also change the lighting of the original group photo as well. If you want to change it, click on the background layer and pick the same icon on the bottom of the screen and follow the same steps as with the figure layer until the two layers are close to each other. [13] X Research source
