How To Remove Backgrounds In Photoshop For Beginners

Learn a professional 3-step method to remove backgrounds in Photoshop using techniques employed for TV and movie posters. Master selecting the main subject, refining global edges, and handling detailed elements like hair in this 14-minute tutorial from the Photoshop Training Channel. Avoid common pitfalls including incomplete masks, overmasking, detail painting, depth of field matching, white outlines/fringing, and color spills. The tutorial concludes with instructions for saving transparent backgrounds as PNG files. Free brushes are available for download from the Photoshop Training Channel website to help implement these professional background removal techniques.

Syllabus

00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - Step 1 - Select the Main Subject
04:06 - Step 2 - Refine Global Edges
06:03 - Step 3 - Select Hair and other details
08:45 - Pitfall 1 - Incomple Masks / Overmasking
09:29 - Pitfall 2 - Paint in Detail
11:30 - Pitfall 3 - Matching Depth of Field
12:09 - Pitfall 4 - White outlines or fringing
13:03 - Pitfall 5 - Color Spills
14:01 - Saving the transparent background PNG