: Beginner trying to place a person, minus the background color, on a book cover I always seem to end up with black or white backgrounds instead of transparent ones. All I need to do is find

@Cofer715

Separating your image from its background can be time-consuming, especially if your subject has hair/feathers or other objects that are difficult to isolate/cut out. If the background allows, try using the "Background Eraser" tool to remove the background from your subject. You can adjust how sensitive it is. If this works to your liking, save the image with the transparent background as a png file (which will not include a white box background, and allows your background to be visible behind the subject). Search for tutorials on "Background eraser tool" if you need assistance with it.

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@Cody3331749

Separate your image from its background
Create a transparency layer
Merge that layer down
Save it out as a .png

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