How to remove the background of an image in Photoshop using 2 different methods

Do you ever wonder what your fluffy Akita might look like in its natural wintry habitat? Or perhaps, what your cuddly black cat might look like in an unnatural, hostile habitat, like the endzone of an NFL stadium?

While we didn't need Photoshop to envision the latter this football season, in general, Photoshop is your go-to tool to make what's usually only imaginable a reality, or as real as a picture, at least.

Removing a background in Photoshop paves the way for some of the most fun uses of the application.

And while there are more complex, time-consuming ways to rid your subject of its boring background, there's an easy method you can go about with the Quick Selection Tool in Adobe Photoshop CC 2020.

How to remove a background in Photoshop

1. Start the Photoshop app on your Mac or PC. Pull up the image you'd like to remove the background from by clicking "File," and then "Open…" from the top menu.

2. Next, it's time to wield the Quick Selection Tool. The icon, a solid rectangle surrounded by a dotted line, is found on the left side toolbar by right-clicking the Object Selection Tool and clicking the third icon.

3. Click piece by piece until you have surrounded the image that you want to remain in the foreground, or the part of the image that will remain after the background has been removed. You can also tap "Select Subject" in the upper "Options" menu bar.