Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Removing background from images
Hi,
I am designing a catalog however the photos have a background, for
example the pictures are of shoes but i can see the table the shoe is
sitting on and the background behind the shoe, is there a way to cut
the shoes out in Photoshop so the background is removed?
This is a perfect application for the pen tool. The relatively simple edges of catalog items will make selecting them quite easy with this tool. It is difficult to describe the process effectively in the space allotted for a forum post, so Google "select with pen tool" or "cutout with pen tool" or "knockout with pen tool."
There are quite a few very good video tutorials at YouTube showing how to do this. Here is just one example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yama4_qct_o. While you're there, YouTube will offer related videos to you, so cruise around for a while there and see if you can't get the hang of it.
Once you've used the pen tool for selections you'll probably rarely ever touch the lassos again. A couple of the best advantages of this method are that paths are automatically saved with the document; no need to explicitly "save selection," and that the path can be altered at any time, even after reloading, and a new selection made from it, something standard selections don't offer. Check it out...
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