Creating graphics or editing images can be a daily task for people in the communications field. One of the most frequently run-into problems with creating a graphic or editing an image is getting rid of that pesky white background.
There are a few obstacles that stop us from being able to get rid of that white box background. If you are making a graphic on an Adobe product, it sets you up for failure. The ‘new project’ you open in Adobe automatically has a white background. If you found a graphic online and it has a background, there is no way to get rid of it without gutting the entire image.
Here are my quick fixes for erasing that white box background:
– If you’re creating the graphic, before you save it, unlock and delete the layer labeled “background.” Grey checkers will appear in place of the white background, this means the background is translucent.
– If you found the graphic, open it in an Adobe product, rasterize the layer. Using the direct selection tool, click the background until the entire thing is outlined in a moving dotted line. Hit the delete key.
Because most of the time you are using an already existing graphic, I would recommend the latter solution. The direct selection tool responds to high contrast, so if your graphic is black and your background is white, the deleting process goes fairly smoothly. I am unaware of how to edit photos on programs other than Adobe. If you know how to eliminate a background on an image using a free program, please comment below!
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