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Please feel free to link to this tutorial but do NOT link directly to any of the images. Also, do
not claim this tutorial as your own or copy and redistribute it in any way. Any similarity of this tutorial
and any other is purely coincidental as this is my original creation.
**This tut was copied from my "Snow Pony" site. My old watermark is on the images.
In our first tutorial I showed you how to cut out the background in a picture. In this tutorial I'll show you
how to replace the background with a new background. When you finished the last tut you should have ended up with a picture that
looked something like the one pictured below.
1.)To get started we need to add another layer to our project. Go to your layer pallet and click on the
new raster layer icon as shown in the picture below.
2.) When the new window opens click on the space where it says "name" and type in background and then click O.K.
3.)Now right click on your Raster 1 layer and go to Rename and name this layer
flower pot.
4.)Now we need to arrange the layers so that your background layer is on the bottom. Right click on your Background layer, click on Arrange and then click Move Down.
You will now have your Flower Pot layer on top of your Background layer.
5.)Now we are ready to fill in the new background. First make sure that your Background layer is highlighted on your
layer pallet. Now find your bucket fill icon (pictured below) and the click on your Color Pallet. You can choose a new color, pattern or gradient for your fill.
Place your bucket on top of your background and fill it in. You should now have a new background color.
6.)(optional) Go back to your layer pallet and click on your "Flower Pot" layer. Then go to Effects > Drop Shadow and play around until you
get the desired effect.
7.)Go back to your layer pallet and highlight your Flower Pot layer and right click. Choose Merge > Merge Visible and then save your
project as a .gif or .jpg.
**Tip** You may want to save your project as a .psp image before merging in case you might want to play with the layers again.
You have now learned how to cut the background from an image & add a new background color. Click Here to
learn how to add a decorative border to your image.
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