Use the Pen tool to create a path around the image area that will become the silhouette. In the Paths panel, choose Save Path from the panel menu (click the triangle in the upper right corner of the panel) and then name the path. ... From the same panel menu, choose Clipping Path.
In Adobe Illustrator a clipping Mask is a shape (called a clipping path) that masks any object below it, so only what's inside of the clipping path is visible.
1. Make sure you have the two objects in the same layer: The shape object and the fill object. ...
2. Select the fill object.
3. Go to the 'Edit' pull down menu, and select 'Cut' (or: Ctrl+X)
4. Select the shape object.
5. Go to the 'Edit' pull down menu again, and select Paste In…
About layer clipping masks. A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer.
A clipping path (or "deep etch") is a closed vector path, or shape, used to cut out a 2D image in image editing software. Anything inside the path will be included after the clipping path is applied; anything outside the path will be omitted from the output.
1. Make the selection, and do one of the following: Click the Make Work Path button at the bottom of the Paths panel to use the current tolerance setting, without opening the Make Work Path dialog box. ...
2. Enter a Tolerance value or use the default value in the Make Work Path dialog box. ...
3. Click OK
1. Open the image in Photoshop Elements. This method works best if the background is a solid color, or close to a solid color.
2. Navigate to the Layers window. ...
3. Select the Magic Eraser tool. ...
4. Adjust the Magic Eraser settings. ...
5. Click the background. ...
6. Make any minor adjustments. ...
7. Select your object. ...
8. Save your image.
1. Select the picture.
2. On the Picture Format tab of the ribbon, select Remove Background. ...
3. If necessary, under Picture Tools, on the Background Removal tab, do one or both of the following: ...
4. When you are done, click Keep Changes or Discard All Changes in the Close group.
Hold down the 'Alt' or 'Option' key to toggle the subtraction mode for the tool, and then click and drag your mouse around the background area you wish to remove. Release the 'Alt' or 'Option' key when you're ready to add to your selection again.
