Remove a Complex Background with One Click in Photoshop

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Rob de Winter Rob de Winter

The foundation of great image editing is accurate selections, and the AI selection tools in Photoshop have become really good.

To get started, unlock the full power of AI selections by enabling the new cloud processing:

  1. Choose Photoshop > Settings > Image Processing (macOS) or Edit > Preferences > Image Processing (Windows).
  2. Choose Select Subject and Remove Background > Cloud (Detailed Results) (Figure 1).
  3. Click OK.
Figure 1. Select Subject and Remove Background: Cloud (Detailed results)

Now when you use Select Subject or Remove Background in the Contextual Task Bar, you’ll get dramatically better results, especially for complex details like bike spokes and hair.

Remove Background: One-click magic

With cloud processing enabled, Remove Background becomes a one-click solution for most isolation needs. Simply select your layer, and click Remove Background in the Contextual Task Bar. The results are often so good that you won’t need any manual cleanup.

I recently tested Remove Background with a complex photo of my bicycle. Photoshop selected the spokes perfectly (Figures 2–4). Zoom in to check the details around tricky areas—you’ll be impressed.

Figure 2. Stunning results with Remove Background
Figure 3. Look at the details: spokes, cables, all perfectly selected.
Figure 4. Layer mask view

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This article was last modified on September 30, 2025

This article was first published on October 1, 2025

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