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Reveal or conceal with black and white brushes.

After removing the background, you might see some leftover bits around the edges of your subject. Use the white brush to reveal and the black brush to conceal any remaining unwanted pixels.

How to remove a background in Photoshop.

  1. Pick your photo. Open your image in the Layers panel and unlock the layer.
  2. Click to remove. In the Properties panel, click Remove Background under Quick Actions or in the Contextual Task Bar.
  3. Refine your edges. Use the Brush tool to clean up any remaining small bits of background.
  4. Replace your background. Drag and drop a new image onto the canvas, then use the Transform tool to resize it to fit your desired dimensions. Press Enter/Return to finalise.
  5. Move it to the back. In the Layers panel, drag the new image underneath the original one.

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