Steps to delete selections in Photoshop are very easy and effective

Surely among us, all of us have encountered the case of taking pictures of ourselves but getting stuck on people, objects and unnecessary details. That makes the image messy and the viewer cannot focus on the main subject in the image. Adobe Photoshop has a useful function to help you solve this problem, which is to delete the selection. Here is  a  simple and quick way to delete selections in Photoshop  on your  computer , helping you to have perfect photos.

1. Erase the selection in Photoshop with the Content - Aware Fill tool

Step 1:  Go to  File> Open  to open the image to edit. Then make a selection on the object or detail you want to remove.

Step 2:  After creating a selection, go to the  Edit > Fill  menu or press the keyboard shortcut  Shift + F5 .

Step 3:  After the Content - Aware Fill tool panel   appears, adjust the parameters as shown below:

1. Use:  Content - Aware
2. Blending Mode:  Normal
3. Blending Opacity:  100%

Click  OK  to complete.

Let's see the difference between the two unedited and edited photos:

This method is extremely easy and fast to do, saves time and is used for objects that have a high degree of similarity with the background of the image such as the sky, fields, . However, this method sometimes when leaving blurred trails when removing objects and requiring high area selection skills for objects with complex structures.

2. Erase the selection in Photoshop with the Patch Tool

Step 1:  Use the  Patch Tool  on the toolbar to select the area or object to be removed.

Step 2:  Then, hold down the left mouse button to move the selected area of ​​the object to the areas with similar background structure to proceed to delete the redundant area or object. You should hold the mouse and drag and drop several times until the object disappears completely.

Compare images before and after removing the selection:

This is also suitable for images with high similarity and for removing small objects or details, avoiding objects with complex structures.

3. Erase the selection in Photoshop with the Clone Stamp Tool

Clone Stamp Tool  has the function of repeating beneficial elements to the image, applying those beneficial areas to the areas that need to be removed to make the image more complete.

Step 1:  Select the image to edit, then select the  Clone Stamp Tool  on the toolbar.

Step 2:  Next, right-click on the image to be edited and adjust the parameters in the table:

1. Size:  The size of the area to be removed.
2. Hardness:  Thickness or opacity of the border of the area to be removed.

Step 3:  This step requires extreme care and meticulousness. All you need to do is hold the Alt key   on the keyboard and click on the areas of the image that are beautiful and quite compatible with the area to be removed to copy those areas. Next, click on the areas you want to delete, now those areas will be filled with areas that are beneficial to the image you copied earlier. You can repeat these two operations alternately until you get the desired result.

Compare the result and the original image:

This method can overcome the shortcomings of the two methods above that can be used for areas or objects with complex structures and not similar to the image background. However,  Clone Stamp Tool  requires high technicality, meticulousness and patience of the user. 

In a nutshell, through this article, I have shown you 3 different ways to delete selections in Photoshop. Depending on the structure of the image and the object, choose for yourself the most suitable and convenient way to create a perfect and neat photo for yourself. Wishing you success.

Kareem Winters

Update 01 September 2021