No More Illustrator! The Incredible Free Site 'remove.bg' That Instantly Cuts Out Portrait Photos

2019.11.21 published

I Want to Cut Out Portraits!

One challenging task when designing wedding paper items on your own is "cutting out portraits."

By extracting the person from the background, it is possible to create cute designs by combining them with illustrations, but...

To cut them out neatly, you need specialized and expensive software like Illustrator.

Moreover, that process is also time-consuming and challenging.

(I actually made my own profile book, and the cutting-out process took the most time...)

Many people might give up on DIY paper items or welcome boards because they lack confidence in their ability to cut out portraits or don’t know how to do it.

For those individuals, I would like to introduce a site called 'remove.bg'!

Cut Out People for Free Instantly!

'remove.bg' is a website that allows you to upload a photo and automatically cuts out the person, turning it into a PNG file.

Moreover, the usage is completely free!

This gives me nothing but a feeling that wedding DIY is going to get even better... So, I decided to try it out!

How to Make the Background Transparent with 'remove.bg' Step 1: Choose a Photo

First, select the photo you want to use.

This photo has a hanging scroll and a vase in the background, but will it cut out neatly…?

You can upload the image by tapping or dragging and dropping it onto the site.

How to Make the Background Transparent with 'remove.bg' Step 2: Download the Transparency Data

After waiting for a few seconds,

I was amazed at how quickly it worked, as a clean background transparency data with only the person in traditional clothing was generated! It felt like magic.

All you have to do now is download it.

The cotton hat and the hem of the kimono were cut out beautifully, which was impressive♡

By combining the completed cut-out portrait with your favorite illustration materials, you can create an original design in no time.

It's also possible to choose a background within the site.

It seems useful for welcome boards, New Year cards, and profile books! ♩

Caution! It Seems to Not Work Well When the Background and Clothing are the Same Color

Although 'remove.bg' neatly cuts out the person even if there are objects in the background…

it appears that it cannot cut out well when the background and the clothing color are the same.

For example, in this photo, the white wall of Santorini overlaps with the white wedding dress.

When I uploaded this…

It resulted in a transparent data with no torso appearing.

It seems it's not able to distinguish between the background and the person.

When choosing photos, make sure to select ones that can clearly differentiate from the background!

A Trick! You Can Cut Out Non-Person Elements Too!!

After using 'remove.bg,' I was impressed by its high accuracy, but…

I suddenly thought, "Maybe it can cut out non-person elements too…?"

When I actually uploaded this picture of a ring…

Surprisingly!

It cut out beautifully!

However, it seems the condition is that the background should be white, and the subject to cut out is clear.

If you have pictures other than people that you want to use as PNG data without a background, try taking photos on a white cloth.

No Need for Illustrator!? DIY with 'remove.bg' ♡

I introduced 'remove.bg', a site that seems to be very useful for DIY wedding paper items.

For simple designs, it seems you can create them yourself♡

If you don't have Illustrator but want to handcraft an original design, give it a try! ♩

➡ Here is 'remove.bg'