This tutorial will demonstrate how you can remove a solid
color background from a photo, leaving the background transparent. For this
tutorial, I’ve used a photo of a daisy (by Davide Guglielmo, a.k.a. brokenarts
at Stock.Xchng). The original photo by Davide had a white background but for
this example I’ve re-colored the background to magenta.
1. Open your .jpg file. (File > Open)
2. In the Layers palette, right-click on the layer titled
“Background” and click “Promote Background Layer.” The layer name should switch
from “Background” to “Raster 1.”
3. Choose the Magic Wand Tool.
4. Left-click on the solid color you want to remove then
press the Delete key on your keyboard. This will leave the daisy with a
transparent background.
5. When saved as a .PNG file (File > Save As > “File Name”
> Save As Type “Portable Network Graphics”), the image can be used as an element
for future layouts.
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