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How to edit the background out of your pictures using Photoshop Elements

Original picture - try to use a solid colored background that is totally different than the color of the item you are photographing.  I have used a black sheet for the background on this one.

Magic Eraser tool

For this method, you will use the magic eraser tool.  Click on the arrow next to the eraser, and it will give you 3 choices.  Pick the magic eraser tool.

 

With the magic eraser, click anywhere on the background you want removed.  For mine, it would be in the black area.  If it does erase all of your background, or erases too much, you can change the tolerance.

 

That's it!  If you still notice some stray background areas that haven't been erased, use the eraser tool and manually erase those spots.

If that doesn't work, you can try using the Polygonal Lasso Tool

Click along the outside edges of your object.  Come back around to where you started.  It will create "marching ants".  After you have the marching ants, hit your delete button.  It will delete the background.

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