The 4 Best Ways To Cut Out And Remove Backgrounds In Photoshop

Learn 4 of the most effective ways to cut out images and remove backgrounds in Photoshop, no matter how complicated the selection!
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In this Photoshop tutorial, you'll learn how to cut out photos with the quick selection tool, pen tool, select color range feature, and channels. No matter what type of image you need to cut out, these four tools will get the job done.
First, you'll learn about the quick selection tool and how to use this to make quick and easy selections around simple edges in a photo.
Then we dive into the Pen Tool where you'll learn how to use this tool and edit the pen path with ease. If you want to make a precise selection in Photoshop, this tool is your answer!
After that comes the select color range feature which lets you cut out colored backgrounds quickly. By sampling a single color range, you can easily cut out colored backgrounds in under a minute!
Lastly comes the channels feature which uses contrast to make selections and cut out photos. With the help of the levels adjustment, you can add more contrast and easily cut out complicated edges such as hair.
After learning the background removal methods in this Photoshop tutorial, you'll be unstoppable!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro + Overview
0:48 Quick Selection Tool
3:14 The Pen Tool
9:26 Select Color Range
12:37 Channels
17:01 Using Multiple Tools Together
18:41 Wrapping Up
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  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials
    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials8 ай бұрын

    📝 *GET MY FREE PHOTOSHOP GUIDE here* 👉 bwillcreative.ck.page/7ae57b5bc4

  • @garybaehr1982
    @garybaehr19822 жыл бұрын

    Can’t tell you how much I learn/like your tutorials. You don’t just say “do this-do that”, you tell us why. Keep the videos coming!

  • @petersolomon5227
    @petersolomon52273 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brendan Williams, you have presented a straight forward tutorial with no rant or distracting mugging at the camera antics.

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    glad you liked it!

  • @mikesparks3398
    @mikesparks339811 ай бұрын

    I was looking all over KZread to figure out how to keep the selection…THANK YOU! Layer mask!!!!!!!! Woohoo

  • @mikesparks3398

    @mikesparks3398

    11 ай бұрын

    Only a couple hours search..lol

  • @VonElixir1
    @VonElixir12 жыл бұрын

    Dear Brendan, thank you so much for your simple but highly important explanations about the photoshop.

  • @spotlYghtseeker
    @spotlYghtseeker Жыл бұрын

    I can’t thank you enough the color range example helped me get the transparency I needed after watching 9 different videos and two days just to get this photo done correctly many thanks!!

  • @sbrsis98
    @sbrsis982 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Explained very well with easy to follow directions. Hair has always been one of my challenges. I can't wait to try this.

  • @LauraReich-u7c
    @LauraReich-u7c20 күн бұрын

    nice clear instructions without talking too fast. Thank you.

  • @nikbohm
    @nikbohm8 ай бұрын

    Fantastic tutorial. Clear, concise to the point. Thank you

  • @kristinakelm8909
    @kristinakelm8909 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite photoshop learning channel! Thank you, Brendan!

  • @marcoolinho
    @marcoolinho2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome explanations and demonstrations! Thank you.

  • @coserkaze
    @coserkaze2 жыл бұрын

    So glad i discovered your channel! I recently got into photography and was looking up some tips and tricks of the tarde, and I love how you're very "straight to the point" and extremely precise yet simple in your explanations. Wayyyy better at teaching than 95% of the "experts" on here. Keep on being great dude!

  • @leniehulse1621
    @leniehulse16213 жыл бұрын

    Great tuturial!! Thanks a bunch!!

  • @feline223
    @feline223 Жыл бұрын

    the only tutorial that worked, and actually taught me something new.

  • @minhmannguyen1847
    @minhmannguyen1847 Жыл бұрын

    Man, you're rocks! Thank You for your course !!! I've learned so much!!!

  • @debratampone
    @debratampone Жыл бұрын

    I am reteaching a digital photography class and need to brush up on the new version of PS. So glad to find your channel. One thing I wish you can do is to move your mouse around so we can locate where you are and where you go to. Thanks

  • @cargexlt
    @cargexlt3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice tutorial and easy to learn... thanks!

  • @manav.7008
    @manav.70083 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for another tutorial that helped me

  • @user-ir7fl2gi9t
    @user-ir7fl2gi9t Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brendan, Very efficient and concise tutorial...

  • @djaara2526
    @djaara25263 жыл бұрын

    you teach me so fast, thank you very much

  • @babakazi808
    @babakazi8082 жыл бұрын

    perfect video again. subbed edit: just wanted to state that i LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel. you're a great teacher. probably the best on youtube i've seen thus far. and i've looked through a LOT of videos lol thank you for your work. cant wait to see more! BTW the sample guy you used for the channels section of the video looks JUST like me lmaooooo kinda funny.

  • @zahramaqsoudi3220
    @zahramaqsoudi3220 Жыл бұрын

    I truly loved it 🥺 Thank you

  • @MihaiEmilSuciu
    @MihaiEmilSuciu Жыл бұрын

    Best and fastest way for what I needed, thank you!

  • @elmoone9565
    @elmoone95652 жыл бұрын

    the method N''3 was so helpful thank you so much for help

  • @uniqcliks1729
    @uniqcliks17293 жыл бұрын

    Great options and tutorials :)

  • @cmichaelhaugh8517
    @cmichaelhaugh85173 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thanks.

  • @JCesartje
    @JCesartje6 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @e-Vanya
    @e-Vanya2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! A lifesaver! :D

  • @bhoolabhai1
    @bhoolabhai1 Жыл бұрын

    Brendan, Great tutorial. Many Thanks.

  • @chidebelumakuachukwu2890
    @chidebelumakuachukwu28902 жыл бұрын

    You really made my day with this tutorial

  • @chakrascensiontm1117
    @chakrascensiontm11172 жыл бұрын

    Really informative and detailed.

  • @michaelmerrit1601
    @michaelmerrit16012 жыл бұрын

    I love this video. Thank you

  • @heinrichkessler7655
    @heinrichkessler76553 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, Greetings from Switzerland. Tschau

  • @WildGooseArt
    @WildGooseArt5 ай бұрын

    great tutorial!

  • @Kvngl3on
    @Kvngl3on2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this 👍

  • @leskorcala4898
    @leskorcala4898 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial, just what I was looking for ! Greetings from Montana

  • @spotlYghtseeker
    @spotlYghtseeker Жыл бұрын

    That palm tree example has literally saved my life.

  • @Grow2Fame
    @Grow2Fame3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Tutorial....

  • @yoga7788
    @yoga77882 жыл бұрын

    Big thank you

  • @kloworseipiangin
    @kloworseipiangin3 жыл бұрын

    Amaxing my friend.❤❤❤

  • @P.YLY.P
    @P.YLY.P10 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @freelancerbashar8783
    @freelancerbashar87833 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, Dear...

  • @rukshansachindadadigama8711
    @rukshansachindadadigama8711 Жыл бұрын

    man thank you very much. you are good teacher

  • @kostastudio
    @kostastudio2 жыл бұрын

    Would Be Nice If You had a link where we could download those images! Great Tutorial, I like your style of teaching since it fits my style of learning!

  • @kloworseipiangin
    @kloworseipiangin3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing my friend.❤❤❤

  • @imanelmzk2064
    @imanelmzk2064 Жыл бұрын

    amaizing, you're the best!! :) thank you a lot

  • @moralesfabricio
    @moralesfabricio3 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, thanks for share!

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @draganapetrovic8642
    @draganapetrovic864210 ай бұрын

    Thank you, a lot, a lot, a lot

  • @saberalpha
    @saberalpha Жыл бұрын

    Great info! 👍

  • @gongtevi
    @gongtevi Жыл бұрын

    thanks so much helpful

  • @whynot6108
    @whynot61082 жыл бұрын

    Dope!

  • @allcreative2520
    @allcreative25202 жыл бұрын

    thanks you are great man

  • @babarharoon6649
    @babarharoon66492 жыл бұрын

    Thank You From Pakistan

  • @Muralidharachar
    @Muralidharachar Жыл бұрын

    Nice video i learn something new in this tutorial thank you very much...

  • @akkharart8966
    @akkharart896610 ай бұрын

    tnp so moch

  • @ricktu
    @ricktu Жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @photonsonpixels
    @photonsonpixels3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video, Brendan. Happy New Year.

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy new year to you as well!

  • @annahalvarsson9274
    @annahalvarsson9274 Жыл бұрын

    Thanx 👍

  • @mannesiah
    @mannesiah9 ай бұрын

    I got curly hair was wondering how people cut out images with it too helpful vid! 💯

  • @DarrellPorter1
    @DarrellPorter1 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Brendan! I love your vids! I'm so surprised that this channel hasn't blown up. I'm pretty experienced, but struggle with cutting out people/hair. I found the channels method pretty interesting. The problem for complicated images is that I can't get the contrast like you did in the the last image. In one example, there's trees and dark areas that are being picked up. Therefore it's impossible to create a mask because there isn't enough contrast between the subject and BG. Do you have any advice for an outside shot with a complicated BG? I hope you see this. Thanks!

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya in those cases it is tough because you need to actually rebuild the flyaways with a brush. It’s almost impossible for PS to cut out little hairs when they aren’t clearly defined. With a tiny brush just sample nearby hair color and paint hair in the areas needed to extend the edge of your subject so it looks realistic around the hair. If you have a drawing tablet this process is easier and gets better results as well. I’d like to make a video on that one in the not too distant future!

  • @mrifcki7942
    @mrifcki79423 жыл бұрын

    Thx🙏

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    No problem!

  • @babakazi808
    @babakazi8082 жыл бұрын

    do you have any videos on how to make multilayer stencils? like taking an image and separating it into 3 -6 layers of different shades of grays whites and blacks? example: im taking a picture of the exorcist, making it greyscale, separating it into like 3-5 or 6 shades of grays b&w, so i can cut them out with a cricut machine to spray paint them onto a canvas.

  • @gheaddy2537
    @gheaddy25372 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @subratabiswas6213
    @subratabiswas62132 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @karimsadoon
    @karimsadoon6 ай бұрын

    Hi! Thanks a lot for you great job . I have problem when I reach the musk; i click the icon (musk) but no thing be like your are did; the be white !! where is my wrongs I work in Pc.

  • @PickMachinePH
    @PickMachinePH Жыл бұрын

    thankyou sir for the tutorial i will not use other website with background remover site. i want to use photoshop i want to learn in photoshop i will follow you sir

  • @bobcat65a
    @bobcat65a3 жыл бұрын

    Really Impressive video; thanks for posting! This is probably really elementary but as you move through your 4 cut out features, you never say what to do to merge the edited layers you have just completed or do you do that? PS gives you the options of Merge Layers, Merge Visible, or Flatten Image. What should I do to preserve all the editing of my mage?

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do not do any merging after! When you export everything is merged together into what you see on your canvas anyways. If you merge layers you cannot edit things with the same freedom so its always best to leave them unmerged unless you are trying to reduce project file sizes and know you will not need to edit the merged layers individually

  • @marquelwilliams9409

    @marquelwilliams9409

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BrendanWilliamsTutorials thank you

  • @anthonyrude
    @anthonyrude2 жыл бұрын

    Good tut. I'm totally new to ps. Would you explain how to save this after you're done? So we need to flatten the image or layer mask? Or just save or export as a png?

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can just export as PNG! No need to flatten or merge anything

  • @anthonyrude

    @anthonyrude

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BrendanWilliamsTutorials ok thx

  • @carlosparraga1973
    @carlosparraga19733 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Carlos here from Spain. First of all, many thanks for the tutorials. Amazing Just a question regarding changing brush size with my Wacom tablet. I see that when you do it there’s a red color inside the circle indicating the size and hardness of the brush however in my case I have no color. How can I get that red color ? Many thanks

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Carlos it's because I'm using a brush resizing shortcut. On mac it's option + control +click and drag. On PC I'm not 100% but I think it's something along the lines of Alt + right click and drag.

  • @carlosparraga2689

    @carlosparraga2689

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BrendanWilliamsTutorials Many thanks Brendan. Understood. I am Mac user and maybe I don't see it because I'm using my Wacom tablet . Anyway it works although having the red color makes it easier to see both size and hardness changes. Best regards and stay safe (Virus, politicians.....)

  • @kylemateri7412

    @kylemateri7412

    2 жыл бұрын

    For PC users, can confirm it's alt + right click & drag. Vertical is hardness and horizontal is size. I usually adjust one axis at a time.

  • @brittanyrutherforddesigns
    @brittanyrutherforddesigns2 жыл бұрын

    What program do you use for you video intro? I’m just getting started, would love to hear your tips!

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    I made it in after effects!

  • @coldbeyond
    @coldbeyond Жыл бұрын

    My wasted years (ᵔᴥᵔ) thanks for this great tutorial

  • @emirjoshuaoyama
    @emirjoshuaoyama2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, please if possible teach me to separate white or buckwheat hair from a white background like a completely cloudy sky.🙋‍♂️ Thank you. Good luck.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @annielopez5940
    @annielopez59403 жыл бұрын

    Sir I was using the brush tool overlay and you mentioned that it wouldnt affect the black colored areas, but in my case it kind of erased/faded the black areas in my photo. How do i fix this? Thank you.

  • @annielopez5940

    @annielopez5940

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ive done the process for the third time now, in case i missed a detail from your tutorial. On the 1st and 2nd tries, it didnt affect the black areas at first but when i was trying to bring back the shirt, its kind of transparent/opaque.

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    3 жыл бұрын

    This can happen if the color you paint with isn't 100% white. You are likely using a slightly grey color which has this affect. Make sure your foreground color is 100% white in the color picker then try again.

  • @annielopez5940

    @annielopez5940

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BrendanWilliamsTutorials Will do this and try again. Thank you for answering!

  • @goutamchoudhary8828
    @goutamchoudhary88283 жыл бұрын

    sir i have cut the layer and paste on another background but my layer is invisible! please help me

  • @bobcat65a
    @bobcat65a3 жыл бұрын

    Brendan, Any response on the "merge editing layers" I asked?

  • @bobcat65a

    @bobcat65a

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brendan, Really appreciate your clarification on the edits of cut-outs. As you can tell, I am new to the process. Thanks for your videos on KZread! Best of good health to you and yours.

  • @rjc0188
    @rjc0188 Жыл бұрын

    How would you do it with a white dog against a blue sky? Not that easy right?

  • @ofisiyarais-utumishiwaumma7233
    @ofisiyarais-utumishiwaumma7233 Жыл бұрын

    where do i download the tutorial files?

  • @mohamedeljbel
    @mohamedeljbel Жыл бұрын

    To say right

  • @jdferguson467
    @jdferguson467 Жыл бұрын

    When i dragged the blue down to open a new layer it does not let me

  • @humayunaziz8090
    @humayunaziz80902 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brendon Sir please speak slowly while teaching as our Native language is not English please consider my request

  • @kathrynmonette187

    @kathrynmonette187

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm English, in America, but talking is too fast for me too.

  • @mkofficial7177

    @mkofficial7177

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok listen at .25x speed BTW i have same issue

  • @TheKarout12
    @TheKarout12 Жыл бұрын

    Just to get things clear. Were you saying " by holding the altar option key" you keep saying that. Please clarify as you say it is. what is the alter option key

  • @studyoung2102

    @studyoung2102

    6 ай бұрын

    Its ALT

  • @Gayeuw
    @Gayeuw Жыл бұрын

    babe

  • @parcdeexpositions
    @parcdeexpositions3 жыл бұрын

    slowwwwwww down !

  • @emirjoshuaoyama
    @emirjoshuaoyama Жыл бұрын

    Hi, please remove the white hair from the white background like misty air. Thank you.

  • @aimeawo
    @aimeawo Жыл бұрын

    Sexe vidéo sur KZread c'est moi Kofi Kingston Ontario parka femme

  • @foxxinianknight2106
    @foxxinianknight21062 жыл бұрын

    Imma be honest, I tried to use photoshop and i'm so bad at it... this didn't even help me :( Im bad

  • @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    @BrendanWilliamsTutorials

    2 жыл бұрын

    Photoshop can be challenging and some of these methods even that are “easy” are still tough if you dont know Photoshop. Just keep practicing!

  • @claytonperry1862
    @claytonperry1862 Жыл бұрын

    Can you talk any faster !!!!!

  • @Eigil_Skovgaard
    @Eigil_Skovgaard2 жыл бұрын

    What a coincidence that this curly guy was photographed in front of an almost white background. Such examples are worth nothing. The challenge lies in low contrast cases.

  • @PalBharMein
    @PalBharMein9 ай бұрын

    On number three what you have shown by removing the background makes it completely useless and this idea is also useless.

  • @kloworseipiangin
    @kloworseipiangin3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing my friend.❤❤❤