Easily remove the background from your photos to create masks, cutouts, or clipping paths, all done instantly with our clipping tool.

Step 1: Place the image on your page that you wish to clip, and select the “Clip photo” button that appears once you select the image.

Please note:  If you clip a photo,a new image will be created and will replace the one with the background.  If you need to use the image again in the book, or aren’t sure if you want to keep the clipped image, download the image and make a copy of it first.  This way you can use the un-clipped image if you wish.  

Step 2: Selecting your foreground and background to clip your image

Use the markers on the left instance of the image.  Simply use the red marker to mark sections you want to remove and use the green marker to mark sections that you want included in the image.  The eraser marker can be used to remove the green and red sections that you have marked.  The yellow line represents the outline of your image that you are clipping from the background.  These are the spots you have used the markers on. In order to better refine the boundaries of your image, you can opt to use the Refine menu from the top row of buttons.  By default, it is set to automatic but if you wish to refine the edges manually, you can do that as well. The hand icon allows you to move to move the image around, and the knife icon lets you “cut” parts of your image.

Step 3: Tweaking your image

You can use more advanced edits in the bottom row of tool bars, such as putting a feather around your selection to make the edge softer, and fine tuning the hair. 

For more help on using the clipping tool click the “Detailed Tutorial” button.