Photoshop Tips : How to make the background blurer and look nicer
note: this tip may not work in Element version.

Open the photoshop 6 Open the image Select the Magic Wand Tool Type in the tolerance value. You can use any value but make sure the selection does not overlap the lizard. Click on OK button Use the Magic Wand Tool to click on the background You will see some part of the background is selected Select the Retangular Marquee Tool Hold down the "Shift" Key (you will see the plus sign) and select the unselected portion in the background Once you have finished the selection , you should see the background is totally selected Next is to duplicate the Background layer Type in the name as "Green Background" for easy reference and click on OK button You should see the "Green Background" layer is created Go to Select > Inverse Click on the "Delete" Key to remove the background Unselect the selection by go to Select > Deselect Next is to duplicate the "Green Background" layer Leave the name as "Green Background copy" layer and click on OK button You should see the "Green Background copy" layer is created Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur Type in the Radius as 12 and click on OK button Select the "Green Background" layer Go to Select > Load Selection Click on OK button Go to Select > Inverse Select the "Green Background copy" layer Click on the "Delete" Key Unselect the selection by go to Select > Deselect Next is to touch up the lizard Select the "Background" layer Go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask... Type in the settings as follows: Amount : 80% Radius : 0.8 Threshold : 0 You have successfully made the background blurer.

 
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