Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
3.
Drag anywhere in the image to remove what you don't want
.
You may need to change the Eraser's Size setting a few times. It's usually easiest to
use a small cursor (or the Background Eraser tool—
The Background Eraser
) to accur-
ately clear around the edges of an object you want to keep, as shown in
Figure 12-19
.
Then you can use a larger brush to get rid of the remaining chunks once you don't
have to worry about accidentally going into the area you want to keep.
Figure 12-19. Accurately erasing around an object usually means zooming way, way in so you can
see which pixels the Eraser is changing. You can use a selection to limit where the Eraser operates.
Just select the area where you want your erasing to happen and the Eraser will stop erasing when
it reaches the edge of your selection. It's usually easiest to select what you want to keep, and then
press Shift+Ctrl+I/Shift-
⌘
-I to invert the selection so that the area you want to erase is selected.
It's tedious to erase around a long outline or to remove entire backgrounds with the Eraser
tool. Fortunately, Elements has two
other
kinds of erasers for those situations.
