(08-12-2021, 04:33 PM)ajax Wrote: When attempting to remove backgrounds from an image, I think, the idea is to select the applicable area and then clear (delete/erase) the selected area. This makes the selected area transparent. Select by color can be effective but typically a small area near the edge of the object (i.e., portion of the image being preserved) is NOT handled accurately. In that, pixels to be removed remain or pixels to be keep get selected for removal. It becomes quite difficult to use the various selection tools to include these pixels.
It would seem that being able to use the various brush (painting) tools for this task would be desirable. For example, I tried using the Clone Tool but it appears that transparency cannot be cloned. In that pixels can be cloned but NOT the absence of pixels. Setting Hardness to zero is NO help.
Is there a way to use Brush Tools like the Clone Tool to make the target area Transparent?
Fuzzy Select and Color select do not do what you think
Typically, you should use color-to-alpha. See here for some explanations/techniques.