Change similar pixels with the Magic Eraser tool
When you click in a layer with the Magic Eraser tool, the tool changes all similar pixels to transparent. If you’re working in a layer with locked transparency, the pixels change to the background color. If you click in the background, it is converted to a layer and all similar pixels change to transparent.
You can choose to erase contiguous pixels only or all similar pixels on the current layer.
- Select the Magic Eraser tool
. - Do the following in the options bar:
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Enter a tolerance value to define the range of colors that can be erased. A low tolerance erases pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance erases pixels within a broader range.
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Select Anti-aliased to smooth the edges of the area you erase.
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Select Contiguous to erase only pixels contiguous to the one you click, or deselect to erase all similar pixels in the image.
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Select Sample All Layers to sample the erased color using combined data from all visible layers.
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Specify an opacity to define the strength of the erasure. An opacity of 100% erases pixels completely. A lower opacity erases pixels partially.
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- Click in the part of the layer you want to erase.