Photoshop Elements Background Eraser Tool

[steveyinasia]

Great informative video, I always had this tool set up incorrect and now it works so much better..... thanks again for posting

[StevenScholten]

Hi

That was a highly informative tutoruial. I tried it. Unfortunatly when you paste the selection onto a new layer (white for instanceyou seem to bee left with a lot of "smudges". I think if you look at your video you can notice it to (vertical stripe where the two different wall parts meet). How should I handle that?

[EssentialPSElements]

@StevenScholten Yes, depending on the background you might still be left with some pixels left behind. There are a couple different ways you can "clean it up".

Select the Regular Eraser Tool from the Toolbox and choose a hard-edged

Brush. Then zoom up close and just carefully erase away the stray pixels.

Or use the Lasso Tool, zoom up and make a selection around a group of stray pixels and then press Delete on a Mac or Backspace on a PC. Then move on to another group.

Great question! - Rick

[StevenScholten]

@EssentialPSElements Thnaks for replying. I'll try that!

[kitkatcups]

Thanks, now I know how to use this tool!

[stevenray312]

Very helpful -- Thank you, Rick!

[hallbe]

Awesome! I've never used that tool before!!

[xmaseve]

Straightforward, simple, and highly instructive as usual. Well done, Rick. Happy New Year!

[augustamarketfarmer]

That was great! Thank you.