Inkscape

How do I remove background in a picture

Asked by Tsireletso Silaigwane

How do I remove background in a picture so am only left with a section of a picture I want.

Question information

Language:
English Edit question
Status:
Answered
For:
Inkscape Edit question
Assignee:
No assignee Edit question
Last query:
Last reply:
Revision history for this message
Edouard (edouardst) said : 		#1

Hi,

You're dealing with a raster image obviously (or else, you only have to degroup and delete the background elements). Inkscape is not a raster editor, so you can do something approaching but won't have the ease of a raster editor.

My suggestion : extract your section with a raster editor (eg Gimp), export a transparent PNG and import it back to Inkscape
Or if you want to do it with Inkscape : use the bezier tool and a lot of zooming and panning to draw a shape around your section, one point after another, then apply it to your picture as a mask to extract only that part. You can also try to vectorize your image if it's made of simple shapes, and then delete the background elements.

Regards

Can you help with this problem?

Provide an answer of your own, or ask Tsireletso Silaigwane for more information if necessary.

To post a message you must log in.