: Remove background based on color in Inkscape There is a classical way of removing background in Inkscape using Bezier curves. This is often quite lengthy process. Is it possible to remove the

@Bryan765

There are some filters available in Inkscape which can speed up complicated tasks.

For instance, i wanted to remove white background of an image to make it transparent. I used the following method / filter in Inkscape.


Select the image object.
For versions < 0.91
Go to Filters -> Transparency Utlities -> Light Eraser
For version 0.91
Go to Filters > Fill & Transparency > Light Eraser

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@Pierce403

You could probably try to "trace bitmap", using the "Multiple scans" with "Colors", with the "remove background" option, and choosing "2" scans.





Then, click "Ok", select both the bitmap and the vector result :



Then rightclick, and select "Set Clip" :



Far from perfect, but it's a good start.

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