How to Cut Out Background in Picsart? – Cutout Tool Tutorial
Want to remove backgrounds like a pro using Picsart? In this beginner-friendly tutorial, I’ll guide you through the Cutout Tool step by step, showing you how to quickly and easily cut out any background from your photos. Whether you’re editing portraits, product shots, or creative projects, this tool makes it effortless. Perfect for beginners, this tutorial will help you master background removal in no time. Let’s dive in and create stunning edits with Picsart!
This video is from our Picsart Photo Editing Course.
Video Summary
In this video, the creator demonstrates how to remove a background from a portrait using the free PicsArt app. The tutorial focuses on using PicsArt’s automated Cutout tool and then refining the selection manually for better accuracy. Viewers learn how to preview selections, fix imperfect edges, and use brush and eraser tools to add or remove areas non-destructively. While the example image is relatively simple, the video also sets expectations about limitations and hints at more advanced selection techniques covered later in the course.
0:00 – 0:40
Introduction to the edit. Objective is background removal and replacement using PicsArt, emphasizing its usefulness as a free tool despite imperfections.
0:47 – 1:30
Using the Cutout tool and exploring automated selection options like Person, Face, Clothes, and Head. “Person” is chosen for best results.
1:58 – 2:25
Preview mode explained. The checkerboard pattern shows transparency after background removal.
2:28 – 3:00
Limitations of automatic selection shown—missing areas and rough edges require manual correction.
3:03 – 3:55
Explanation of why this is an “easy” image to cut out. More complex subjects (like curly hair) will need advanced techniques covered later.
4:00 – 4:49
Manual refinement using Eraser and Brush tools. Brush hardness and zooming in for precision are demonstrated.
5:03 – 6:25
Non-destructive workflow: fixing mistakes, repainting selections, and manually adding missing elements like the bench.
7:08 – 7:22
Final preview shows a clean, refined selection.
7:25 – 7:34
Selection confirmed. Subject is fully separated and ready for background replacement.
