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5 Photoshop Tools to Remove Background from Image

Most of the time people take pictures with some unwanted things, that ruin the beauty of that picture. People wish something according to their own desire, in these cases photoshop has different tools and tricks to have the images in preferred background. Removing background from any image can be done in different ways in photoshop.

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5 Photoshop Tools to Remove Background from Image

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  1. 5 Photoshoptoolstoremove backgroundfromimage Themostfrustratinglyannoyingthingthereiswhendesigningapictureimage,is theunwanted background youhavetotrytoremove. Orperhapsyousimply don’tlikethecolorsandwantto changethemto somethingyoulikebetter.You knowthepictureorimagewouldbesomuchmoreattractive,looksharperfor an importantofficepresentation, illustrationsforane-book,orevenablogpost,if one could simply remove the unwanted background colors from the image. Fortunately, Photoshop has anumber ofhelpful tipstoremove background fromimage,andputinwhatyoudowant. We aregoing toexplore each ofthe 5different tools used to remove or changethebackgroundbehindtheimage. 1:Removeimage backgroundwithMagic Wand Tool TheMagicWandToolseemstoworkthebestwhenyouhaveasimpleimageor picturethathasasolidbackgroundbehindit.Theideabehindthistoolisisolate thecolorinalayer.AllyouneedtodoisclickontheMagicWandToolanduseit tocutoutthebackgroundandleavetheimagebehind.

  2. Youcanthenaddanybackgroundcoloryoulikebehindtheimage.DependingonYoucanthenaddanybackgroundcoloryoulikebehindtheimage.Dependingon theimagethatyou have,youmaywanttohavethe convenienceofselectingthe backgroundcolorthatenhancesthe image,ratherthanmakingitlookdullor lifeless. Youwillwanttogotothelayerpanel ontherighthandside andunlock the background. ThenyoumovetothelefthandsideofthepageclickontheMagicWandTool icon,whichislocatedunderneaththequickselectiontoolicon.

  3. Youwillleftclickonitandbringthelittlecursorovertoyourpicture.Youwillleftclickonitandbringthelittlecursorovertoyourpicture. Atthetopofthepage,onthetoolbaryouwillseetolerance,thisshouldbesetat 32,thenfollowingthatistheantialias,contiguous, andsamplealllayers.Be surethatyouchecktheboxin frontof eachofthem. Whatthe32referstoisthat theMagicWandchooses32shadesof thecoloritissittingon. That’s32shades higherand32lower. Thenallyouhavetodoissimplyleftclicksomewhereinthebackground, and youwillseeallthelittlemarchingantsaroundtheedgesofyourimage,aswellas attheedgesofthebackground. Youmaynoticedarkershadesnexttopartsoftheimage,forthisyouwillchange thetoleranceto60,leftclickonthebackgroundagain.

  4. Nowyougotothetopofthepage,hitselect,scrolldownandclickonInverse.Nowyougotothetopofthepage,hitselect,scrolldownandclickonInverse. Thenclickonrefineedgeandthebackgrounddisappears.

  5. 2:Removebackgroundfromphoto,usingthePolygonal LassoTool Another handy tool to remove the background around the image is the Polygonal Lasso Tool. This can be particularly useful when you have a moderatelycomplexitemlikeabirdonafence,forinstance. Youwouldstartbyduplicatingthebackground layersoyouhavesomethingto goby asyou work. Thelasso tool isdesigned forworking with objects that

  6. complexedgessetagainstacontrastcolor. Whenusingthelassotool,youcan choosethearea youwishtokeep(thebirdandthefence).Thenbyclickingthe movetool, youcanmove yourchosenareaandthebackgroundremainsempty. Whenyouhavemovedtheimagetowhereyouittobelocatedonthepage,you canthenaddothercolorsasneededtoenhancetheimageor usethecolorsthat maketheimagestandoutmore. Anotheroptionistoopenthelassoiconontheleft,selectthePolygonalLasso Tool,andthenpickaspotontheimagetoconnectthelasso. Thenyoujustsimplypullthe“string“ outalongthesurfaceoftheimage, and workyourwayaroundtheentireimage. Thenyouchoosetherefineedgebox.

  7. Selecta1forsmooth,0.8forfeather,anda+4forcontract/expend, selectlayer maskfrom“outputto”andthenclickonok.Gototherighthandsideof thepage, turnofftheoriginallayer,andthebackground disappear. Youcannowadda newcolorbackground.

  8. 3: Remove background from image, using the Magic Erasertool TheMagicEraserToolisusedtoremovebackground colorformoderately complex images. This tool issimilar totheMagic Wand Tool, except that the Erasertoolthatallowsyoutoremovetheoriginalbackgroundfromaphotoand turnittransparentsoyoucanplaceyourphotoonanewbackground,orplaceit intoanaltogethernewphoto.Itdoesthisbychangingthecoloryouclickonto transparent. YoucanfindtheMagicEraserToolhidingundertheregularerasertool.Just simplyclickontheerasertoolanditwillpopup. Thenextareatolookatisthetoleranceareaatthetopofthescreen,thiscango anywhere from 0 to 255. The lower the number, the less areas that can be changed.Sothisshouldbeleftatthedefaultof32. Nexttothatyouwillseethe antialiasbox,thisis usedtomakea nice,smoothedge,soyouwanttoleavethat boxchecked. Thenyouwillseeaboxcalledcontiguous,nowthatmeansa color willonlygototransparent ifitsconnected tothecoloryouhavechecked on. Nowif youuncheckthebox,youwillfindthatwhenyouclickonthecolor(say white for instance,) it will change all the white color inthe entire picture to transparent,includinganyintheimage,andyoudon’twantthat,soleavethebox

  9. checked.Thenextboxsayssamplealllayers,don’tcheckthatbox. Lastthereisa boxthatsays100%opacity,besuretoleavethatchecked. Then you just simply left click on any of the area of the backgroundwillvanish. car image and the Soyoucannowvanishwholebackgroundareabyleftclickingoneverydifferent colorofthebackground. 4: Remove background in Photoshop, using the BackgroundEraserTool

  10. TheBackground Eraser Tool isanother greattool that works really well to removeimagebackgroundonphotosthatcontainanimalimages,treesoreven haironamodel. inPhotoshop. Thisisanothertoolthatisusedtoremoveimagebackground The Background Eraser Tool has some of the same unique features as the magicerasertool,inthatitchangesthebackgroundlayerintoaregularunlocked layerjustsimplybyclickingoncewithitonyourpicture. Copythefirstlayer.Youwouldstartbyremovingtheexcessbackgroundaround the image first. Then you create a second layer, choose a solid color for the excessbackground. NextgototheBackgroundEraserToolandselectit.

  11. Thenchoose size200 brush, Sampling: Background Swatch,discontinuous and tolerance50. Now hold down the left mouse button and go around entire image. You will noticeatinywhiteedgearoundthehairifyouchosedarkcolor.Ifyouwantto removethewhiteline,youcanusetheburntool,butthat’suptoyou. Nowifyouhadchosen alighter color,youwould notevenseethat. So,now completeerasingthewholebackgroundholdingdowntheleftmousebuttonand youcanaddadifferentcolortothebackgroundasyouwish.

  12. 5:RemovebackgroundfromimagebyPhotoshopPen tool Oneofthemostcommonly usedmethods to remove backgroundiswiththe Pentool. MostpeopleusethePenTooltosimplyhanddrawaclippingpath aroundtheimage,inordertoremovethebackgroundfromtheimage. Selectthepentoolfromtoolbarattheleftsideofthepage. Afteryouselectthepentool,checkatthetopofthepagetomakesureyouhave thepathnottheselectlayerchecked.

  13. Then,usingthepentool,choosecertainpointsonthelinesurrounding image andmovethepointstowhereyouwant,sothata solidlineclosely‘hugsyour image.”Themodificationsarequitesimpletodo. Youcanalsogoinanddoany finetuningyouwantafterthemainareasaresketchedout. Thensimplyclickonmakeselectionfromupperrighthandcornerofthepaths, whereyoucanchoosetheantialiasandsetthefeatherradiusat0.5pixels. You canalsomakeitbiggerifyouwish(that’scompletelyup toyou).Youwillthensee themarchingantsaroundtheimage.

  14. Thenyouwanttogothetopofthepagetoinversetheselectionanddelete,andThenyouwanttogothetopofthepagetoinversetheselectionanddelete,and thebackgrounddisappears. Thisoneoftheeasiestandsimplestwaytogenerateahighqualityfinishededge ofaproduct. Youwillbesurprised howeasy itistoremovethebackground behindtheimagebyusingthistechnique.Youcanthenaddanybackgroundyou wish,butthiswillgiveyouabasicideahowtoremovethebackgroundusing thepentool. These5versatiletoolsmakeusingPhotoshopabreezetousetoenhanceyour photosandpictures.Eachtoolhasitsownuniquecharacteristicsthatareuseful for the many different images, photos and pictures you might have. There is nothingbetterthananattractivepresentation foryourofficeordemonstrating yourworkfora client.Ane-bookalwayshasmoreappealwhenthetextis interspersedwithcolorfulphotos.Makeyourallof yourfavoritephotospopwith thePhotoshopElementstoolsandbehappy.

  15. However, youmay find thatyoujustdon’thavethetimetotrytochangethe backgroundsinyourpictures.Ifthatisthecase,thenallyouneedtodo,isgoto oneofthemanyserviceproviderswhospecializeinremovingbackgroundsin photosandalsocleaninguptheimagesasyouwish. YoucanfindthesecompaniesinAsiaortheUS,bydoingasimpleGooglesearch. These service providers have expert photo editorsstanding by, or on call, waitingtoprovideyouwithfastdeliveryatareasonableprice.Manycompanies offer24-hourserviceforyouradded convenience. Theyalsocanprovidehigh volume and bulk orders with fast turn around time. For more ideas and information,emailusat:info@clippingpathspecialist.com. Thefullarticleavailableat-http://www.clippingpathspecialist.com/tutorial/5- photoshop-tools-remove-background-image/ Abouttheauthor: RokaiyaYeasminMunni GraphicDesigner,SEOSpecialistandDeputyManager (MarketingDivision) AtOutsourceExpertsLtd,whichisthemothercompanyof ClippingPathSpecialist

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