To remove the white background from an image first you need to make the background layer into a floating layer by double-clicking on the layer name in the layers palette. It will now be named ‘layer 0’ by default.<\/p>\n
Next, double-click on the ‘layer 0’ thumbnail in the layers palette to bring up the Layer Styles dialog.<\/p>\n
There are\u00a0two sliders near the bottom of the dialog. It’s the top\u00a0slider that we are\u00a0interested in, the one marked ‘this layer’. See the little white pointer underneath the slider on the right? Now hold down the ALT key on PC (Option key on Mac)\u00a0and click on it.\u00a0This will split\u00a0the single pointer\u00a0in\u00a0to 2\u00a0half pointers. Slowly drag the left sided pointer to the left and watch as the white background disappears. (It may help you to see the effect better if you create a dark or even red coloured layer underneath this layer – as with the refine edge dialog, but\u00a0this isn’t\u00a0essential).<\/p>\n
You should\u00a0slide the pointer until the number above the slider reads about 170 to clear all the white but play around with it a bit until you’re satisfied with the right level for your image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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