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# Advanced Background Removal of Images

# Removing the background of images (advanced mode)

If you haven't yet checked out our [article on removing background](https://help.boxoutsports.com/en-us/article/how-to-remove-the-background-of-images-1541qvl/)s, we recommend reviewing that first so that you can better understand how our background removal tool works.  Our algorithm should work 99% of the time, but if you need to refine what is removed, follow the steps below for added customization and flexibility.

| Only certain templates support this feature.  [Click here](https://boxoutsports.com/graphics/tags/cutout) to browse templates that use cutouts.

1. Once you are editing your graphic, click the **Edit Clipping Mask** button
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/dfaf6a46c2139800/screenshot-2023-07-03-at-60807_1fy3mh4.png)

2. You will see the original image with the preview of the current cutout selection:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/dfaf6a46c2139800/screenshot-2023-07-03-at-62240_1b1gx4i.jpg)

3. There are a lot of tools, so we'll focus on the ones relevant for your workflow.  The top left toolbar is where you'll send most of your time:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/dfaf6a46c2139800/screenshot-2023-07-03-at-62548_1nh8eia.png)

The ${color}[#15bc18](Green + )lets you paint on the image what you want to keep (in case the algorithm removed something it wasn't supposed to)

The ${color}[#e11414](Red -) lets you paint on the image what you want to remove (for example, if there are two people in the image and you want to remove one of them)

The **Yellow /** lets you refine the background behind hair - helping create clear separation from the background.  Use this tool to paint over hair that might still have the background showing

The **Eraser** allows you to remove any added or removed paint brush marks on your image

The **Scalpel Tool** allows you to manually draw straight lines and curves to add parts of images that may be too faint for the paint brushes

The **Hand** allows you to reposition the image

4. In the above example, the automated tool missed the letters on the basketball and the jersey, so we'll select the ${color}[#15bc18](Green + ) tool and paint on the image:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/dfaf6a46c2139800/screenshot-2023-07-03-at-70228_1ykwcw9.png)

5. Once we are happy with the result, click ${color}[#142bd7](Done >) at the top to return to editing your graphic.

6. To exit without saving changes, simply click the **X** on the top right to exit.

7. To see the changes in the preview, click **Update Preview**


## Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a number of keyboard shortcuts that can make your refinement editing even quicker:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/dfaf6a46c2139800/keyboard-shortcuts_zps6ue.jpg)