Photoshop comes loaded with so many tools that it becomes confusing to tell which one should be used to handle a certain or task. You might have seen a little eraser in your toolbar? The Eraser Tool in Photoshop is easy to use, but it certainly has some pitfalls. In this article, we will help you to learn how to use the eraser tool in Photoshop. We will mention the technique to use a background eraser.
Eraser Tool offers three options to choose from: The Eraser, Background Eraser, and Magic Eraser. When you are using Pencil Tool, you get an option of an auto-erase function as well.
On this page, we will point out the differences between each of these tools to help you understand which tools are best for you. It’s important to note that the Eraser tool is destructive. That means, whatever you erase using the Eraser tool, the changes will be permanent so, you should always make a copy of your original image before experimenting with this tool.
You might be thinking about how you can get rid of objects you don’t want to see in your image. The entire process is very simple. You just need to add a layer mask to the layer you want to remove and use the Brush tool to mask out the area you want to conceal. If you are using a regular brush and mask with black, you can get the same results as the Eraser tool.
The Eraser tool works like a brush. You can change the size, hardness, and spacing, just like a painting brush. You can change options from brush to Pencil or Block. The eraser tool deletes unwanted pixels from the image.
The Background Eraser tool is not the same as the Eraser tool. As soon as you click on this tool, the tool and cursor will change to a circle with a + in the middle. Unlike other tools, the Background Eraser tool does the sampling of the colors that are under the + in the center of the circle.
The Magic Eraser tool as the name suggests is almost similar to the Magic Wand tool. The Magic Eraser works like the Magic Wand tool and then erases the background. Using this tool is easy. You just need to click on the area you want to remove and Photoshop will remove all the pixels in that area.
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