: How to extract an object from its background (no layers, paths, etc.) Apologies all for the intrusion by a complete novice. I have a simple .jpg image, see below. All I want is the instrument

@BetL875

Use Photoshop for this - how to cut basic shapes out of grayscale backgrounds with Photoshop


Open Layers menu (Window > layers, check)
Duplicate the current layer (Layer > Duplicate layer)
Double click the open layer in the layers menu
In the black and white colour gradient thing, drag the "This layer"
slide pointer up from the black until all black in the image
disappears
Select the magic wand tool (may need to change tolerance in the menu up or down)
Select the instrument body shape, press "Ctrl Shift + I" to inverse selection then press delete

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@Holmes874

Any possiblity to visit in photoshop? Black and the cutting line seem to be very solid. In PS the instrument could be separated by QuickSelect tool in 10 seconds and saved with transparent or white background. To make it a layer in PS just doubleclick it in the Layers panel. Select the background and press delete. Then save it as PNG.

ADDENDUM: took only 6 seconds, maybe already perfectly cutted and placed onto black. Needed only Quick select and 1 pixel expand for the selection to cover all black and the minor fuzzy area around the solid wood.

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@Ogunnowo857

Use the pen tool to trace around the instrument. In the layer panel ensure the path is higher than the instrument. Then select both on your page and do Object > Clipping Mask > Make

Then export the result to a format that supports transparency.

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