How to make or put an absolute black background in Photoshop easily

Are you tired of shooting on a black background only to realize that when you look at your photo, the background is not completely black? Somehow, almost inexplicably, when you look closely at that seemingly pure black, it now looks like a blue-gray or ugly gray. Read this post till the end to learn how to make or put absolute black background in Photoshop easily.

There is an easy way for your photos to remain with a pure black background that will contrast harmoniously with the backgrounds you place it on, without sacrificing valuable image detail.

How to Make an Absolute Black Background in Photoshop Easily

The easiest way to put on a pure black background is to use the “Brush” tool. To do this, follow the steps that we will describe below without losing any details:

1. Launch Adobe Photoshop.
2. Then open that photograph to which you want to place the blackened background. For faster use the shortcut: CTRL + O.
3. Then select the image you want and click “Open”.
4. If you see a tool that looks like a magic wand, click and hold for 2 seconds. When you release the click, a dropdown menu of available tools should appear.
5. Choose the “Quick Selection” tool.
6. Position the mouse pointer at the top of the foreground image. Click and drag across the body of the image.
7. If the image has a lot of detail, click and drag small areas instead of trying to cover it all at once.
8. Finally, with all the parts of the image selected, you can click on the bottom of the selection and drag to enlarge the selection.
9. Continue until there is a dotted line around your foreground image.
10. If the quick selection tool highlights an area outside of the image, click the Subtract brush. It looks like the quick selection tool, but it has a “-” next to it.
11. Click “Refine Edge.”
12. Check “Smart Radio”. It’s in the “Edge Detection” section of the dialog.
13. Adjust the radius slider left or right. Pay attention to how it looks on your image.
14. When you have the edge refined, click “OK”.
15. Right click on the background of the image. A popup menu will appear.
16. Click on “Select inverse”.
17. Then click on “Layer”.
18. Click on “New Fill Layer”.

Black background

1. Tap “Solid Color…”
2. And the “Color” drop-down menu.
3. Another click on the “Black color”.
4. Confirm on “Ok”.
5. Refine your color choice. Use the color selection tool to adjust the color to the tone you want (the most absolute or intense).
6. Click “Ok.” And immediately the background of the image will turn black.
7. Click “File” in the menu bar and “Save” or “Save As…” in the drop-down menu to save your changes.

How to check the black background of your image

If you want to check if your final image will look perfect in pure black, like on a gray colored web page for example, you can check it like this:

• Open the newly saved image.
• Right click on the background of the image with Photoshop.
• Click on: “Select custom color” and select black.
• Now you can see where it might need adjustments. If you see a border around your image, you should remove it. Find “Preferences” in the menu and select “Interface”. In the “Appearance” box at the top, change all border options to “None.”

Following these simple steps to put a black background in photoshop to your images to make them impress. Thanks to Adobe Photoshop and miracomosehace.com. Do not forget to share this post, also, leave us your opinions and suggestions in the comment box, it would help us a lot to continue growing.