Background removal tutorial

[Knuckles]

Here's a very quick, very rough guide for anyone wanting to remove backgrounds in photoshop or similar.

The app I use is called art studio for iOS.

Original image

In the selection tools, I use this one. The name escapes me but it joins up points which you put on the image to make a selection

Put a point down and then start following the profile of the car

I rushed the bottom which goes to show that time = quality and the more points you put in the better it'll look

After you have your selection, find 'inverse' in the select menu

This will select everything but the car

So when you draw across the image, only the background will be affected, not the bit you want to keep.

put another layer under the car image

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[Knuckles]

I put a quick gradient in the bottom layer then deleted the selection from the car layer

Which left me with one (rough Arse) car on a solid background.

This is not the only, best or most accurate way to do this, but it's quick and easy for someone new to photoshop.

 

[bloke]

i did this one a couple of years ago...you didn't know i was a photoshop wizz.....