How to Remove an Unwanted Image Background
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Quick Select Tool
The first tool to use is the QUICK SELECT TOOL which you can find on the tool palette at the left of the image screen. As you move the tool over the image it will select parts of the image. When you select the part that you want, stop moving the mouse. Next click COPY from the drop-down menu to copy the image to the clipboard. - 2
Open New Image
From the FILE menu select NEW to bring up the new file box. The size will automatically be the size of the image you copied. You can change size, color mode and background from this menu for your new file. Click OK when you are finished making your choices. - 3
Paste from Clipboard
Select PASTE from the FILE menu to paste what you copied from the clipboard into your new file. Notice we have intentionally left out one paw of the dog to prevent having to airbrush it out in post production. We have also removed all the clutter in the background distracting us from looking at the dog. - 4
Select and Fill
FILL the background with the color of the matte the dog is lying on. We could also use quick select again to select the matte and turn it white. I elected, however, to use the EYEDROPPER tool and select the color of the matte. I then used the FILL tool to fill the background with the same color. - 5
Final Image
The picture looked pretty good but the dog was still outlined by the original selection. Using the BLEND tool I repeatedly blended the two layers making it a unified background. The dog still looks just as bored to me. The original picture tells a story, but this one just shows a bored dog. This is further proof that just because you CAN do something doesn't always mean that you SHOULD.
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