Background Eraser

[supra229]

How do you delete backgrounds quickly and effectively?

 

[milefile]

Select out what you want to keep, inverse the selection, and hit the delete button.

 

[supra229]

I'm new to photoshop so please explain in more detail.

Also is there a way that doesn't require a steady hand?

 

[OmicroN]

Originally posted by supra229
I'm new to photoshop so please explain in more detail.

Also is there a way that doesn't require a steady hand?

if you take your polygonal lasso tool, and zoom in like 400-800% you can fine tune it. Every time you click it will save a point in the selection, so you can click once, then line up the tool, and click again. Go all around the car with that and then go to SELECT then inverse. After that just go ahead and hit your "del" key.

 

[supra229]

Thanks for that because before my pictures were jagged and looked rubbish.

 

[toyomatt84]

I didn't know if you've tried this or not, but you could try changing the Layer you are on and erasing the Background layer. Hope that helps, if not, Omicron gave you another way.