Create a new blank document with 800×600 pixels, and press "D" to set the foreground color/background color as the default black and white. Create a new layer and use the filter >; Rendering > clouds. Then use the filter >; Noise > add noise according to the following settings: quantity 50%, average distribution, and monochrome. After applying the effect of adding noise, use the filter >; Artistic effect > dry brush, set as follows: brush size 2, brush detail 8, texture 1.
Add noise again according to the previous settings (quantity 50%, average distribution, monochrome). Then go to filter >; Artistic effect > painting daub, the settings are as follows: brush size 7, sharpening degree 9, brush type: simple.
2. Now use Filter > Brush Stroke > Splash, and the settings are as follows: spray color radius 20, smoothness 5. After that, you should get the effect as shown below.
3. use select > color range, select "highlight" from the "select" drop-down menu, and then click ok, so that you will see the highlight area selected. We need to press the DELETE key on the keyboard to delete the selected content, and then delete the background layer, so as to get the required material. Save it. You'll need it later.
4. Next, you need to cut the material picture and save it.
You can use the pen tool for matting. If it is difficult for you to dig out some complicated details (such as hair bundles), please refer to the methods introduced in this article.
The girl selected in the tutorial has flying hair. If you want to dig out these details better, you can use the channel method to dig out the picture. Switch to the channel panel to see which channel has higher contrast between people and background. Here, the author chooses the green channel to copy once, and then clicks the newly copied channel.