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Photo Eraser Tool
By: Donna Chapman
One of the joys of photoshop is that often there are several different
ways to receive the same result. When it comes to separating the
subject from the background, one of the easiest I have found is
using the "Background Erase Tool".
Step 1. Open the photo
you want to work with.
Step 2. Go to the
"Eraser Tool"
(Arrow A) and click
on the small black
triangle in the lower
left corner.
This will bring up the
other options in that
group. Select the 2nd
icon down called: the
"Background Eraser
Tool" (Arrow B).
Step 3. Use the "Zoom
Tool" (Arrow A) to get
in closer to your work.
Go to the secondary
menu across the top
and set the "Tolerance"
(Arrow B) to 20%.
The "Background Erase
Tool" looks like a circle
with a "+" sign in the
center. Keep the "+"
sign outside the main
image to remove the
background. Notice
the circle can overlap
and not effect the main
image. (If it DOES,
then lower tolerance.)
Step 4. Once you have
gone all the way around
the main image, you can
change back to the
regular "Eraser Tool"
(Arrow A).
At this point it will be
easier to change your
brush size (Arrow B)
to something larger.
Continue to erase the
background (Arrow C)
until complete.
Step 5. Depending on
what you want to do
next will determine
how you use the "Save
As" function.
If you want the
background to stay
transparent, you need
to save as either a
"Gif" file or a "PDF"
file.
If your main concern
is just the subject
itself, then save as a
"JPEG" file. (The
Background will turn
to a solid white.)
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