Background Eraser Tool

The Background Eraser Tool clears content of background layer to transparency:

  • In the Toolbox, select the Background Eraser Tool.
  • Choose brush size and style*.
  • Choose in Layers palette Background.
  • Erase.
  • The "Sampling" gadget in the Options bar allows to select one of three erasing modes:
    • "Continuous" (default method) allows to erase everything.
    • "Once" allows to erase only color you first click on. For example, if you start a stoke on a red area the tool erases only red pixels.
    • "Background Swatch" only allows erasing pixels that contain current background color.
  • Tolerance gadget sets the tool's sensitivity.
  • Limits defines range of the tool: all over image (Discontiguous), only adjacent areas (Contiguous) or only inside pixels (Find Edges).
  • Protect Foreground Color option disallows erasing pixels that contain current foreground color.

*More about brush choosing.

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