Remove background

Removing a background in Photoshop is one of the essential skills for every designer and artist, one of the first steps to becoming a proficient Photoshop designer.

Removing the background of an image presents you with a beautiful blank backdrop, a clean slate, so you can set any color behind your subject to accentuate it.

There is more than just one technique to remove the background in Photoshop.

The one you chose will depend on the image’s quality and the range of blend between the subject and background.

If the background is a block of solid color, such as a white background or a green screen (some people plan) removing the background layer will be a cinch.

Removing the background of an image with blended lines might be more time-consuming but not impossible, we’ll show you how.

Here are four ways to help you remove a background in Photoshop, automatically with the remove background tool or manually with the background eraser tool.