1 28/02/2011 1 This tutorial shows how to remove a background from an image. This can be used to remove a background from a photo like the one shown here or remove a background from a portrait with flowing hair. How to remove a background from an image. Load your image, 'Right Click' the [background] layer and …. [Add Alpha Channel] 28/02/2011 2 Next click the [Create a Duplicate Layer] 'Icon' this makes a copy of the image with the 'Alpha Channel' 28/02/2011 3 With the top layer selected go to [Color]on the menu scroll down and click [Desaturate] 28/02/2011 4 In the 'Desaturate' dialog choose 'Luminosity' and click [OK] 28/02/2011 5 There are a few ways to do this, I will choose [Brightness & Contrast] Go to [Color] on the menu bar and Click [Brightness -Contrast] 28/02/2011 6 In the adjustment dialog move the.. Brightness slider to the right, about (29) Contrast slider to the right about (105)
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This tutorial shows how to remove a background from
an image. This can be used to remove a backgroundfrom a photo like the one shown here or removea background from a portrait with flowing hair.
How to remove a background from an image.
Load your image, 'Right Click' the [background] layer and ….[Add Alpha Channel]
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Next click the [Create a Duplicate Layer] 'Icon'this makes a copy of the image with the 'Alpha Channel'
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With the top layer selected go to [Color]on the menu
scroll down and click [Desaturate]
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In the 'Desaturate' dialog choose 'Luminosity' and click [OK]
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There are a few ways to do this, I will choose[Brightness & Contrast]
Go to [Color] on the menu bar andClick [Brightness -Contrast]
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In the adjustment dialog move the..Brightness slider to the right, about (29)Contrast slider to the right about (105)
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Return to the [Color] menu and click[Invert]
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Go to the ' Toolbox' and select the [Paintbrush]Change to foreground colourto 'White'.
Choose a large bush size.
The idea here is that everything you want to keepneeds to be painted 'White'.
Everything 'Black' will be removed.
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Note: Everything to keep is painted 'White'.
Go to [Edit] on the 'Menu Bar' and click [Cut].
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With the remaining 'Background' in the Layers dialog.
Go to the 'Menu bar' and click [Layer] move downto [Mask] and
'Add a Layer Mask'
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The mask is to be 'White (full opacity)' then click
[Add]
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Go to [Edit] and scroll down and click[Paste]
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We now havea 'Floating Select (pasted Layer).
Go to the 'Anchor' Icon and click the icon.This anchors the floating layer to the
layer mask and give you the cut out background.
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Choose a new background and load itas a layer...........
Go to [File] and click 'Open as Layer'
This will place the new layer on top of your
Working background.
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Use the arrow (pointing down) to move the newloaded layer below the working background
layer.
Click the top layer, go to [Layer] on the menu bar
scroll down and click [Merge Down].Save you image as normal.
