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How do I make a selection bigger in photoshop?

  • Lets say I want to make a simple image like this bigger http://www.rosiepiter.com/clipart_illustrations/silhouette_of_a_businessman_holding_a_briefcase_0071-1012-0821-4759_SMU.jpg If I just control+t and resize it the edges get very blurry so I was wondering how can I possibly make it bigger. What I tried to do was cut out the black from the white and make the remaining a selection and then I thought that if I painted over the image with a black brush the edges would be sharp but this didn't work. So pretty much my question is if there is a very simple one colored image like the one I posted bigger without having blurry edges? I know I could make a selection with the pen tool, make that a selection & fill it with that color but surely there must be an easier way.

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    Photoshop is a pixel based image editing software. You can not "make an image bigger." It is impossible without completely destroying the pixels. You would need to recreate the image. The pen tool is the easiest way, however I would suggest working in Illustrator with vector graphics rather than Photoshop if you go that route. The pen tool in photoshop is more or less a "vexel." It is not truly a vector based shape, like it is in Illustrator. In Illustrator, you can resize your shapes however small or large you want without your image blowing up. It seems like a lot of work, but trust me, it's the best way to go.

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Photoshop is a pixel based image editing software. You can not "make an image bigger." It is impossible without completely destroying the pixels. You would need to recreate the image. The pen tool is the easiest way, however I would suggest working in Illustrator with vector graphics rather than Photoshop if you go that route. The pen tool in photoshop is more or less a "vexel." It is not truly a vector based shape, like it is in Illustrator. In Illustrator, you can resize your shapes however small or large you want without your image blowing up. It seems like a lot of work, but trust me, it's the best way to go.

Lindsay R

Pixelation is unavoidable in Photoshop, as Lindsay states. However, you can use a sharpening filter (such as Unsharp Masking) to reduce blurriness. And it is such a simple design that you could easily paint over any offending edges. You can also try the Threshold adjustment, which will get rid of the aliasing at the cost of having only black or white pixels. So just resize the image (Image > Image Size), and Unsharp Mask.

Nahum

You can use the quick selection tool or magnetic lasso

Tessa A.

Pixelation is unavoidable in Photoshop, as Lindsay states. However, you can use a sharpening filter (such as Unsharp Masking) to reduce blurriness. And it is such a simple design that you could easily paint over any offending edges. You can also try the Threshold adjustment, which will get rid of the aliasing at the cost of having only black or white pixels. So just resize the image (Image > Image Size), and Unsharp Mask.

Nahum

You can use the quick selection tool or magnetic lasso

Tessa A.

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