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Stop Silhouette Rework

Over the last 20 cut-outs I handed to layout, hair and flag edges are the recurring problem that forces rework and was…

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DBecome — “help me grow”Over the last 20 cut-outs I handed to layout, hair and flag edges are the recurring problem…+
Over the last 20 cut-outs I handed to layout, hair and flag edges are the recurring problem that forces rework and wastes time. Diagnose the common missteps I'm making with selection tools and edge refinement, and give one habit to adopt when isolating figures that preserves fine detail reliably while keeping my turnaround fast.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

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I keep passing off silhouettes that come back for rework; I want to stop that

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Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Photoshop — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.