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    Background Eraser Tool

                     To remove a background or part of a background from an image in Photoshop, we use the Background
                     Eraser Tool. This tool is a combination of the Quick Selection Tool and the Eraser Tool. Background
                     eraser means erasing the background without erasing the main object. It is therefore very tricky and
                     requires more than just an eraser. It samples the colour at the centre of the brush and deletes pixels
                     of the similar colour when you drag the tool around your image.
                     Follow the given steps to use the Background Eraser Tool:

                     Step 1:  Select the Background Eraser Tool from the Tools panel.
                     Step 2:   In the Options bar, pick a brush size according to the image, set the Sampling to Continuous,
                             the Limits to Find Edges and the Tolerance to low. A low tolerance means that only areas that
                             are very similar to the sampled colour will be erased. A high tolerance erases a broader range
                             of colours.

                                                      Options bar for Background Eraser Tool

                     Step 3:   Bring the mouse pointer near the edge of the object from which you want to remove the
                             background. You will see a circle with small + sign (cross hair) in the centre.
                     Step 4:   Click and drag to start erasing. Do not drag the cross hair over the edges. As you click and
                             drag, you will see a checkerboard pattern appear in the areas you have erased. That is the
                             background of your canvas.

                     Step 5:   Once you have erased an area the whole way around the object, switch to the Eraser Tool.
                     Step 6:   Choose a large brush size and erase the rest of the background. Though this tool does not
                             erase with perfection around the edges, it is the quickest way to distinguish the background
                             and the main object.

                                                          Using Background Eraser Tool

                                                                 Tech Fact
                            To delete the unwanted areas from your selection, hold down the Alt key to toggle the
                         subtraction mode for the tool, and then click and drag your mouse around the background
                                                          area you wish to remove.

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