How to Remove Fonts in Photoshop Elements

One of the most useful skills you can learn in Photoshop is removing the background (background) of a photo. This allows you to paste your subject into any picture without having to worry about blending the background, or dealing with unsightly white patches. Depending on the complexity of the background, there are several ways to remove the background of an image.

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Remove a simple font

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Open the image in Photoshop Elements. This method works best when the background is an image of the same color, or almost the same color.

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Navigate to the Layers window. This window is usually located on the right side of the screen. Most unedited images have only one layer, called “Background” or “Background”. Right click on this layer and choose “Layer From Background…”.

The New Layer window will open. Do not change the default options, just click OK. “Background” will become “Layer 0”. So you have unlocked the image and can proceed with editing.

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Select the Magic Eraser tool located in the Eraser tool palette. Click and hold the Eraser icon. Select the Magic Eraser tool from the on-screen menu.

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Adjust the settings of the Magic Eraser. After selecting Magic Eraser, you will see the settings in the upper menu bar. Adjust as follows:

Set the Tperance (Tolerance) from 20-30. If the Tperance parameter is small, parts of the original image will be preserved when you use the eraser. Adjust tolerance limits to find the right fit for your project.
Check the box Anti-alias (Anti-aliasing).
Check the Contiguous box.
Set Opacity to 100%

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Click wallpaper. Magic Eraser will erase all the colors you click on and make the background transparent. The degree of tolerance will also impact the amount of related colors removed (For backgrounds with colors in descending amplitude).

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Make some minor adjustments. For a solid background, the font will be completely removed in one click. You may need to zoom in on the image and make some minor adjustments with the Eraser tool.

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Select object. Once you’re satisfied with the font removal, you can use the Lasso (group of selection tools) to draw a rough outline around the object. Press Ctrl+Shift+J to create a “new layer via cut” (New Layer Via Cut), which will place your object in a separate layer on top of the old background. At this point, you can delete the background layer (Layer 0).

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Save Image. You already have a subject image with a transparent background that can be used to overlay any other available images.

Remove a complex font

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Open the image you want to edit. This method will help you remove more complex backgrounds without losing the subject of the photo.

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Select the Background Eraser tool. Click and hold the Eraser icon until the Eraser menu appears. Select the Background Eraser tool.

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Set brush options. In the toolbar at the top of the window, click the arrow icon next to the brush. Set Hardness to 100% so that the edge of the brush erases to the same extent as the center of the brush. Resize the diameter to fit the existing image. You will create large and clear erases.

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Set Limits to Contiguous. This will erase the color you selected in the circle when you clicked it. This will help you only remove the font, limiting the loss of the inner colors of the image subject.

If you have pixels where the background is inside the subject (such as a hairline that can be seen through), use the Dis contiguous option to remove the background within isolated locations. .

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Set the Tperance parameter. Small tolerances will limit erasing to areas very similar to the sample color. The larger the tolerance, the wider the range of colors to be erased. You should set the Tperance parameter between 20-30.

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Move the cursor near the edge of the subject. You should see a circle with multiple crosses in the middle. The crosses represent “hot spots”, which erase any color that appears inside the brush. The “hot spots” also perform color extraction at the edges of the close-up subject, so the color range will not be visible if the close-up subject is glued to another image later.

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Click and start dragging to delete. The circle can enter the subject during deletion without effect, but don’t let the cross in the circle touch the object, or the colors will be erased.

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Check progress. Every time you click and drag your mouse, you will see a chessboard appear in the area you deleted. The checkerboard tiles represent transparent colors.

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Continue to erase around the object. For some places, you need to reduce the brush size to make sure you don’t accidentally erase some part of the subject. For example, in this image you need to resize the brush head when you want to erase the position between the petals.

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Focus to precisely erase the outline of the object. As long as the subject is properly contoured, you can make wide strokes with a standard brush to erase the rest of the background.

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Blur the border. Use the Smude tool if you want the edges of your subject to be softer to help the subject blend in with any background you plan to use. Set a low intensity parameter (about 20%) and drag the mouse around the edge of the subject. This will help soften the rough lines. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Advice

The Magic wand tool works best when the background is one color and there is no similar border around the image

Warning

Magic wand tool has the ability to erase part of the image if the background has a similarity to the subject
If you save the file in JPEG format, all operations will be cancelled

Things you need

Photoshop Elements software

Steps

Remove a simple font

Remove a complex font

Advice

Warning

Things you need

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