Use the quick selection tool and click and drag over the mannequin head, being sure not to let any of the background into the selection. We are going to create a short hairstyle from scratch using a few simple techniques.įirst, we need to extract her from the background. Although the process can be daunting, if you follow these steps, you will be able to create realistic hair in Photoshop quickly and easily. Hair that you create for one scenario may not apply to the next subject. One thing about creating realistic hair is that each case is different. There is no “hair” brush or instant hair button. Creating realistic hair in Photoshop is no easy task.