Hello Brendan. Thank you for this tutorial. I have been using a way with channels to remove white background. Today I was trying to work on a project and while trying to remove the background with this technique I noticed that smooth, feather, contrast, and shift edge is not appearing any more. I also noticed an update. Does this has something to do with new 2024 update or is it something I do not know how to fix.
I was excited to learn of the single button "Remove Background" feature but pressing it crashes Photoshop to desktop without fail any time I try to use it.
You should check your system preferences vs the recommended photoshop specs, or go into your Photoshop preferences and dedicate more processing power to the program if possible then.
Awesome tutorial, plus I learned some new keyboard shortcuts! Cutting out complex shapes can be annoying, usually I just try to paint a layer mask or use the lasso tool but that can be a big PITA haha
Do I need to save the image as a certain file? I removed the background in photoshop, but when I upload it on my website, it still has a white background. I saved it as a jpeg.
Excellent! Although the white background is always easier than colored/one or more colors or a gradient one. But, anyway, you gave valuable information and it'll be very useful to me and many others. Thank you Brendan :)
Solid colors and white are usually pretty similar but in the other cut out tutorials on my channel I talk about how to deal with more complex backgrounds!
thanks for the video..i tried the first method..it did remove the white background but when i saved the image as j.peg, the result were completely different from the one shown by the remove background tool..may be i might have done some error in settings while saving it..can you please guide on how to save the image using the first method.?
You can keep your properties panel locked in the side bar like I have, so its easy access all the time, but it will open and close as you work still. Otherwise you’d need to make it a floating panel in your workspace.
Brendan, or someone here that could help me: When I choose the overlay brush it doesn't paint in black or white. What I'm doing wrong? It only works when I paint with a normal brush... Nobody deserves it since we can 'invade' the opposite area (black invades white and vice versa). I hope you can help me 'cause I have tons of very busy backgrounds to remove. Thanks in advance!
Wow, why doesn't photoshop have simple tool to remove any color from a photo in one step? AE used to have this with keying and it was just so damn simple.
