Photoshop: How To Cut Out an Image - Remove & Delete a Background

A simple and quick tutorial on how to cut out an image and remove the background in Photoshop. This basic Photoshop cc/cs6 tutorial will show you how to delete that background and use your image for your other projects. Deleting a background can be really easy when you use the magnetic lasso tool combined with polygonal lasso tool and masks. This is part 2 to my pen tool tutorial in a much easier way. I also discuss the selection tool and it's available options.

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[Dreamscapes-]

This was one of the best tutorials I've watched. Speaks clear and slow, does not grandstand or act goofy to be cute. He is a great teacher.

[diagorosmelos]

That was good. No extra waffling to bore everyone. Straight in and explained in a very understandable way, without that high speed cursor movement that the other Pros do when they forget there are fresh users out in the real world!

[NoorSkullz]

As a side note: If you want to have the image with no background (so a png image) remember to save as png.

[stephanieherrera]

I have been trying to learn how to cut out an image for MONTHS and this was the most comprehensive video I've seen. I FINALLY understand what I'm doing. Thank you so much.

[ferdousmahmudhasib]

This is where I saw someone clarifying everything in details and slowly so we can understand that easily. But in most of the other videos they guide us very fast and so I have to pause the video again & again to understand just what he did which is pretty much boring. As a result I loose my enthusiasm to do something creative. Thanks for the detailed guide and thumbs up.

[smurfette]

Nice video on a tool that doesn't seem to get a lot of publicity. Got to remember I can press CTRL to close a loop if I don't want to complete it (which would be virtually all the time if I'm adding to or subtracting from a selection). Keep his tip in mind because it will save you all a lot of time!

[JRainerkor]

The best photoshop teacher I've ever seen.
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Two years have passed since I graduated from college and I feel like I'm back to freshman

[Sushigamers]

You have the perfect voice for a tutorial .Its clear and calm . Really healpfull

[innahmeows]

This is by far the clearest and easiest explanation I've watched.

[motorcyle]

Very good video. Loved how he highlighted the keyboard shortcuts and zoomed in on some of then buttons he used in photoshop. Thank you !

[mamart]

So easy to understand, the close ups are appreciated and the explanation of the tools was def a plus plus for me. Thank you!

[guillermonkaravasquez]

I was about ready to give up after watching like 10 videos. So glad I found yours! You are a lifesaver!

[cordcutterlifestyleandtech]

Best tutorial I've seen. Many people skip the small details. Thanks 👍

[BillFurlong]

Why anyone would downvote this puzzles me. This is a valuable skill that you just demonstrated. Thank you so much!

[patricknsolo]

Naa men, This is the best photoshop tutorial EVERRRR

[ChuckSeaRisen]

It would be really great if you explained how you're scrolling around. You did mention how to zoom before you began, but once you begin the alt+scroll no longer works, and you can't scroll the image with the scroll wheel either. To move the mouse away begins a process of selecting across the image.

I figured it out on another video (space bar+left click to drag image).

[highgames]

You explain more better than my teacher

[chippycess]

You’re actually one of the few who explained this very clearly I’m impressed. Thank you so much!

[johnmarshallyt]

best select subject/delete background tutorial on yt THANK

[drawingwithmaryellen]

THANK. YOU. You have, in one video, demystified these tools that have plagued me for years. Well done. I will be visiting your channel over and over again.