How to Make a Transparent Background in Photoshop
Khara Plicanic waves her Magic Wand tool and makes the background of her image disappear in this Photoshop how-to short.
In this short Photoshop video, Khara Plicanic walks us through how to make the background vanish from her image. Whether you use the Contextual Task Bar or Magic Wand tool, she’ll make sure you know how to save the image in a way that maintains that transparent background.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on July 24, 2025
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