How to blur the background in a photo with PS while the characters are still clear? What are the specific steps?

1, open Photoshop software, and open or drag the photo material to be processed.

2. Use a magnetic lasso tool or a pen tool to set the feathering radius as needed. , and outline the selected characters to be clearly displayed.

3. Press and hold ctrl+shift+i to cancel the selection, or click the "Select-Cancel Selection" command.

4. Click the Filter-Blur-Radial Blur tab to open the Radial Blur dialog box.

5. Set the fuzzy angle and distance as needed.

6. Confirm the settings and blur the photos. The effect is shown in the figure.

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Types and functions of PS filter

Filters are mainly used to realize various special effects of images. Played a very magical role in Photoshop. All Photoshop is put in the menu according to the classification. When using it, you only need to execute this command from the menu.

1, noise filter: There are four kinds, namely dust and scratches, speckle removal, noise filter and median filter, which are mainly used for defect correction in image processing.

2. Extraction filter: The extraction filter is a filter in PS, which is used for matting.

3. Rendering filter: Rendering filter can create cloud patterns, refraction patterns and simulate light reflection in images.

4. Style filter: it produces painting or impressionist effect in the selection area, and completely simulates the real artistic technique for creation. ?

5. Liquefaction filter: Liquefaction filter can be used to push, pull, rotate, reflect, fold and expand any area of the image.

6. Blur filter: Blur filter in Photoshop. The effect of blur filter includes six kinds of filters. Blur filters can blur areas in an image that are too clear or have too strong contrast.