🧰The quick selection tool works like a brush that paints the selection, making it easy to quickly cut out images.
✒️The pen tool is perfect for creating customized and refined selections, especially when cutting out complex edges.
🎨The select color range tool allows you to select specific colors and turn them into selections, ideal for removing solid colored backgrounds.
📝Layer masks are a non-destructive way to remove backgrounds by applying selections onto a layer mask.
Which tool is best for quickly cutting out images?
—The quick selection tool is the best for quick and easy image cutouts, similar to using a brush to paint the selection.
What tool should I use for precise and customized selections?
—The pen tool is perfect for creating precise, customized selections, especially when cutting out complex edges or objects.
When should I use the select color range tool?
—The select color range tool is ideal for selecting and removing specific colors, such as solid colored backgrounds or studio backgrounds.
How can I remove a background without permanently deleting it?
—You can use layer masks to apply selections as masks, allowing you to refine and change the background without permanently deleting it.
What are the advantages of using layer masks for background removal?
—Layer masks provide a non-destructive way to remove backgrounds, allowing for easy adjustments, refinements, and reversibility.
00:00Introduction to the four essential tools for cutting out images and removing backgrounds in Photoshop.
00:48The quick selection tool allows for quick and easy image cutouts, similar to using a brush to paint the selection.
04:22The pen tool is perfect for creating precise, customized selections, especially when cutting out complex edges or objects.
09:28The select color range tool is ideal for selecting and removing specific colors, such as solid colored backgrounds or studio backgrounds.
14:46Layer masks provide a non-destructive way to remove backgrounds by applying selections onto a layer mask, allowing for easy adjustments and refinements.
