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Photoshop: How to remove and replace a background

Published by KM Mahfuz Ul Islam on April 27, 2020
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Swap out a lackluster background to give new life to an image.

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With the Magic Wand tool selected, click Select Subject — a tool that intelligently selects most of your subject. Adjust Magic Wand settings like Sample Size and Tolerance. Use modifier keys and click near the subject to refine your selection — press Shift to add to your selection, and Alt (Windows) or Option (macOS) to tighten the selection around your subject.

photoshop select subject with magic wand

Add a layer mask to hide the background.

photoshop layer mask hide background

With your subject isolated, you have unlimited choices for a new background — simply place a fresh background on the layer below your masked layer.

photoshop subject with new background

We selected the underlying layer and sampled an eye-catching color with the Eyedropper tool. Then, we made a large rectangular selection and used the Gradient tool to apply a gradient. We dragged in the direction of the arrow; experiment on your own to create different gradient looks.

photoshop gradient tool

Don’t discard the next image you come across with a blah background — just replace it and give your image a new life.

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KM Mahfuz Ul Islam
KM Mahfuz Ul Islam is the Founder and CEO of Mahfuz Ninja, Inc. You can call him the SEO Ninja! With over 10+ years of experience in the Digital Marketing space, he and his team are catering to the inbound marketing needs of several 6 to 7-figure revenue-generating businesses. He is also a father of 3 amazing kids Irush, Zayef, and Zayan. A workaholic with an interest in traveling the whole world in his lifetime!
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