Background Layer in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, we will discuss about Background Layer in Photoshop.

Suppose we have below three images. Each image has different background. First image has white background, 2nd has Red background and 3rd image has no background.

Different Background Images.PNG

Background Layer plays an important role in creating above images with white background/ colored background / transparent background. Let’s see in below examples, how we can do it.

Example-1: Create an image with White background

Open Photoshop application and create a new document. Select Background content as White.

New Photoshop document with white background.PNG

Below is how the Canvas look like.

White background document.PNG

Drag Panda image from your desktop to canvas as shown below and click on accept icon to place it.

Image on white background.PNG

Below is the Output Panda with White background

Image on white background in Photoshop.PNG

Example-2: Create an image with Colored background

Open Photoshop application and create a new document. Select Background content as background color.

New Photoshop document with background color.PNG

When we select background content as ‘background color’, then the application checks the color settings of Photoshop application.

As per Photoshop default color settings, we get background color as ‘White’ and ‘Foreground color’ as Black. We can see the color settings at the bottom of Toolbar panel.

Foreground Background Color settings.PNG

Due to above color settings, we get the canvas background color as White and content on the canvas as black.

Use Foreground color on canvas.PNG

Change color settings in Photoshop to get a colored background

Suppose we want our canvas to be of Red. For this we need to change the color settings. Click on the color icons as shown below to change the background color. When we click ono the color icon, it opens a color picker window. Select the Red color and set the background color as Red.

Change Background color in Photoshop.PNG

This is the final color settings:

Final color settings.PNG

Now open a new document with this color settings. Select Background contents as Background color.

New Photoshop document with color background.PNG

Below is how the Canvas look like.

Red background document.PNG

Now drag the Panda image on the canvas.

Image on Red background.PNG

Below is the Output - Panda with Red background

Image on Color background in Photoshop.PNG

Example-3: Create an image with Transparent background

Open Photoshop application and create a new document. Select Background content as transparent.

New Photoshop document with transparent background.PNG

Below is how the Canvas look like.

Transparent background document.PNG

Now drag the Panda image on the canvas.

Image on transparent background.PNG

**Note:

Image with transparent background should be saved with Interlaced feature on, else we won’t have the final image with Transparent background.

To save the image with Transparent background, go to File -> Save as, then check the Interlaced box as shown below. Finally click save.

Save image with transparent background.PNG

Below is the Output - Panda with Transparent background

Image on transparent background in Photoshop.PNG





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