How to make siluettes?

I don't really know if this is the english word for what I want to do, so I can explain. I have a photo of some people and want to extract them somehow so I can fill the body-shapes with a color.

I also would like to only have the outline of the bodies.

I see this done all around, but have no clue how to do it myself. Help anyone??

-superjan-

Lasso tool - select your people from the pic as carefully as possible and the Ctrl+J - then fill the with the color of your choice or Ctrl+click on the layer - make a new layer with the selection still on and stroke it for just an outline.... - This question should have gone to the beginners section

There are many ways to make selections. Read the tutorials on www.teamphotoshop.com to learn quite a few techniques. Then just fill the selection with a color.

Make you cutout as best as you can.
Go to the Layer Styles Menu.
Check Color Overlay and choose your color.
Make a new layer. Link the new layer with the one that has the color overlay.
Then select Merge Linked in the Layers option drop down menu.

I'd go with the pen tool!

Yep the pen tool is the top selection "tool" that ps have at this time in my opinion.

magnetic lasso is easy, but the quality might not be as high as some of the other methods outlined.