When it comes to removing a backdrop, Photoshop has Quick Selection, Magic Wand, Select Subject, Color Range or Select And Mask tools – so when should you use the Background Eraser?
It’s not the tool for complex cutouts or fuzzy detail, but it’s quick and easy to use. As you’ll see in this video tutorial, it’s ideal for quickly removing the windows in the upper part of our train interior, but it struggles when the windows become more detailed at the bottom, and this is when you should switch to another tool. In this case, the Pen Tool is ideal for selecting the hard edges in our image – click to place anchor points with the tool, or click and drag to make Bèzier curves. Once the path is complete,…