Another option is to right-click on the background layer and deselect Lock from the menu. Next, we want to remove the lock from the layer by clicking on the lock icon in the top right corner of the Layers panel while the background image is selected. I'll be using the beautiful daisy flower image in this section of the tutorial to demonstrate the first background removal technique. Double-click on it to import it into Affinity. Let's start by opening up the image by going to File > Open and locating the image on your computer. How to Open the Image in Affinity Designer To demonstrate the two techniques, I will be using these two photos from Envato Elements:ġ.

How to remove a busy background from an image in Affinity Designer.

How to use the Selection Brush Tool in Affinity Designer.

How to use the Select Sampled Color option in Affinity Designer.

How to remove a white background in Affinity Designer.

Let's start! What You Will Learn in This Affinity Designer Tutorial Follow these steps to learn how to remove a white background or even a busy background from any image. To erase a background, Affinity Designer offers two main techniques that will be featured in this tutorial.

However, Designer comes equipped with a powerful pixel editor that allows you to make basic edits to images. Considering that it is a vector-based application, you would assume that it wouldn’t be the best option for you to remove a background in Affinity Designer. In this tutorial, I’ll be demonstrating how you can easily remove a background in Affinity Designer.

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