Remove the background from scanned images.
Step 1
Open Photoshop, and then your scanned image. To do this, click File> Open (File -> Open) and select your file, or simply drag the image into Photoshop.
For this lesson we use a scan of a beautiful watercolor drawing made by our talented colleague (Andrea).
Step 2
In the Layers panel ( F7 ), click on the “Create New Adjustment Layer ” icon and select the “Brightness / Contrast” adjustment layer .
Step 3
A new layer named Brightness / Contrast 1 (Brightness / Contrast 1) should appear . Double click on the layer thumbnail. A new window will open with two sliders.
Step 4
Increase the Brightness slightly (up to 2-4), and move the contrast slider to keep the colors. The point is to keep the paper white. Later we will filter it.
Step 5
Click “Create a new adjustment layer or fill layer” (New Adjustment Layer) again and select “Curves” . So far, nothing will happen, because the default settings do not change the image.
Step 6
Double click on the layer thumbnail to open the settings panel.
Step 7
Adjust the curve as shown below. In the upper right corner we will adjust the lighting, while the center will be slightly convex to enhance the chromaticity.
Step 8
Make sure you have the Curves 1 layer selected (Curves 1), then press CTRL + ALT + Shift + E to smooth the image and paste the result on a new layer. Name the layer “ Smoothing ”.
Step 9
Click on the eye icon next to the layer thumbnails to hide them. We don't need them anymore.
Step 10
Click “Create a new adjustment layer or fill layer” (New Adjustment Layer) again and select “Color” (Solid Color) to create a new layer “ Color Fill 1”.
When prompted to choose a color, just select dark gray, it does not matter, since the layer is needed only as a guide .
Press CTRL + Shift + [ to move the layer to the background. It became invisible, as it is under the “Smoothing” layer.
Step 11
On the Layers Panel, select the layer " Smoothing " and double-click next to it to open the configuration of layer styles (Layer Style) - Options Overlay (Blending Options).
Step 12
We work with Overlay if ../ Blend If . While holding ALT , drag the white slider to the left until you see that the background has disappeared. Click OK . If there are white edges in the picture, you can move the left half of the slider a little to the left, as shown below.
Step 13
Create a new layer, hold Shift and select the “ Smoothing ” layer . Then click Layer> Merge Layers (or CTRL + E ).
Step 14
Take tool "Polygonal Lasso»
(the Polygonal the Lasso Tool will) and rough circle pattern. When the figure closes, you will see a marching ants effect along the contour.
(the Polygonal the Lasso Tool will) and rough circle pattern. When the figure closes, you will see a marching ants effect along the contour.
Step 15
Press CTRL + C to copy the selection. Now click File> New (File -> New ...), then click OK to create a new document of the size you need for our picture.
Next, paste the copied selection ( CTRL + V ).
Step 16
Press D to reset the background and foreground colors. Select the Background layer and press ALT + Backspace to fill the entire layer with the current foreground color.
To fill the layer with the background color, press CTRL + Backspace .
Step 17
Select the layer “Layer 1” (Layer 1). Now take the tool Eraser (Eraser Tool) (hotkey E ), and remove any remaining white dots. They are clearly visible on a black background.
Step 18
Click the eye icon near the thumbnail of the background layer to hide it.
Step 19
Click File> Export> Save for Web (File -> Export -> Save for Web) (or CTRL + ALT + Shift + S ).
Learn to press it with the fingers of one hand, this is a very useful and frequently used combination.
Now watercolor drawing without a background is ready for use. I hope you learned something new today. If so, leave a like or comment, or share the article with someone who might find it useful.
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