Remove Background from a photo
A very common task that we would like to achieve in Photoshop is to remove the background and isolate the central figure or one figure that interests us.
It is not a very difficult task. However, the results depend a lot from our picture, the colors and our patience to use good the photoshop tools.
The most important tool for this task is the Quick Selection Tool (the 4th from the toolbox).
Let's begin from this photo:
1. The first step is to make a copy layer of our photo, just in case we make a mistake. We will work in this copied layer. So we make invisible the original photo by deselecting the eye next to the original layer photo.
2. Zoom in the photo so that we can see all the details.
3. Select the Quick Selection Tool and click inside the figure that you want to isolate. Our main target is to select all the pixels of our figure. This tool is selecting the entire neighborhood same colored pixels. Tip! It is very important to choose the right size for the brush. You can change the brushes’ size with [ and ]. Also for small details use a small brush and a bigger for the main corp. However, do not exaggerate and use very big brush.
4. Until now you will have a small area selected. Click, next to your selected area, to cover more of the figure. This is the process that you should follow. Click with caution inside the figure until the entire figure is selected. If by accident you have selected something from the background, undo it (Ctrl-Z)
5. After finishing most of the figure you should zoom in and see if all the details are selected. To finish the details of the picture you can use the Magic Wand Tool. With this tool you can add or remove details. To add something press shift and click on the area that you want to add. To remove an area press alt and click on the area that you want to remove. Repeat as many times you want, until you are satisfied with the result.
It is not a very difficult task. However, the results depend a lot from our picture, the colors and our patience to use good the photoshop tools.
The most important tool for this task is the Quick Selection Tool (the 4th from the toolbox).
Let's begin from this photo:
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| We begin from here! |
1. The first step is to make a copy layer of our photo, just in case we make a mistake. We will work in this copied layer. So we make invisible the original photo by deselecting the eye next to the original layer photo.
2. Zoom in the photo so that we can see all the details.
3. Select the Quick Selection Tool and click inside the figure that you want to isolate. Our main target is to select all the pixels of our figure. This tool is selecting the entire neighborhood same colored pixels. Tip! It is very important to choose the right size for the brush. You can change the brushes’ size with [ and ]. Also for small details use a small brush and a bigger for the main corp. However, do not exaggerate and use very big brush.
4. Until now you will have a small area selected. Click, next to your selected area, to cover more of the figure. This is the process that you should follow. Click with caution inside the figure until the entire figure is selected. If by accident you have selected something from the background, undo it (Ctrl-Z)
5. After finishing most of the figure you should zoom in and see if all the details are selected. To finish the details of the picture you can use the Magic Wand Tool. With this tool you can add or remove details. To add something press shift and click on the area that you want to add. To remove an area press alt and click on the area that you want to remove. Repeat as many times you want, until you are satisfied with the result.
6. After all that you will have your figure selected. Now you can use it as you like it (copy and paste it, change the background, save it as a psd…). We will change the background color.
7. Press Select >Invert, to select everything except your figure.
8. Press Layer > New Fill Layer. I chose to fill the background with a gradient color and make it a happy photo like below!
8. Press Layer > New Fill Layer. I chose to fill the background with a gradient color and make it a happy photo like below!
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