Work with the Background Eraser tool

Learn how to remove objects in your photos using the Background Eraser tool in Adobe Photoshop.

  1. Select the Background Eraser tool (E) from the toolbar. If you can’t find the Background Eraser tool, select and hold the Eraser tool to show the other related tools, and then select the Background Eraser tool.
  2. In the tool options bar, do the following:

    • Select the Brush size, hardness, and spacing according to your requirement. 
    • Specify Sampling, Limits, and Tolerance.
    • Turn on the Protect Foreground Color option.

    Your mouse will now become a circle with a crosshair inside it. Inside the crosshair, select the color you want to erase.

  3. Hold and drag the cursor in the area to select the pixels you want to erase.

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