How do I remove the bacgrond from a subject clipart

[JARivera]

Working with DrawPlus X8 when removing a background all I ave to do is 1) click on the clipart 2) go to "Cutout" 3) once there remove the background or whatever I want to remove.

 

Affinity Designer looks like t does no has ths "Cutout"

 

How do I do this in this program???

 

[sasansos]

it's my question too ; please some one reply to this question .

 

[R C-R]

If you mean a background layer, just select it in the Layers panel & then delete it.

[MEB]

Hi JARivera, sasansos,

Welcome to Affinity Forums :)

Affinity Designer doesn't have an Image Cutout Studio similar to DrawPlus, but it has tools to do it. After loading the image, go to the Pixel Persona (menu File ▸ Personas ▸ Pixel), select the Selection Brush Tool and paint over the item/subject you want to cutout. Then press the Refine... button in the context toolbar (right above the work area), to refine the selection. To learn more about Cutting Out and the Refine Selection dialog check those tutorials: Cutting Out and Refining Selections.

On the bottom of the Refine selection dialog there's a dropdown that lets you choose how you want to output the cutout: as a Selection, Mask, New layer or New layer with mask.

 

Note: Those video tutorials are for Affinity Photo, but the Refine Selection dialog works the same way in Designer.

[Bri-Toon]

I didn't even know about DrawPlus' Cutout Studio or about refining edges in Designer. That is certainly unique for vector applications.