Photoshop: How To Make SMOOTH CUT OUTS! Remove Backgrounds with Vector Masks

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create smooth cut outs in Photoshop!

We will work on three projects where we will remove the background from a photo.

First, we will work on a basic example, and we will increase the complexity as we move forward.

The goal of this tutorial is to show you how you can get clean, smooth, and well-defined edges on your cutouts with Vector Masks.

📘 INDEX – Using Photoshop Vector Masks For Smooth Cut Outs
00:00 – Introduction
01:53 – Example 01 – Making Smooth Selections With Vectors
05:54 – Example 02 – Cutting Out Backgrounds With Vector Masks
12:10 – Example 03 – Using Vector Masks on People and Hair

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50 Comments

  1. Ethan Schafer on November 2, 2020 at 10:52 pm

    cool



  2. Ritchie Valens on November 2, 2020 at 10:52 pm

    Thankyou



  3. Emilio Jr. Cabamongan on November 2, 2020 at 10:53 pm

    Thank u sir for the techniques and the every word everytime the cursor move that makes me learn the technique…thank u so much sir….



  4. Jona Jones on November 2, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    found it very informative but being a slow learner will take a while for it to come together in my head.



  5. ManTai See on November 2, 2020 at 10:57 pm

    If there is a layer mask already been create and how come still need a vector for it? Feel like that is add more workload?



  6. Effie Blue Gaming on November 2, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Theres an easy way to do this :T all u do is click dont see backround then erase



  7. elie Torres on November 2, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Why I cant create a work path? After following the instructions, it became a pencip path and not a selection path, can anyone help meee….



  8. Alyx on November 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    thank God youtube exists & people like u 👍 😊



  9. ARbull on November 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    never knew that



  10. Marc Labro on November 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    nice tuto. i don’t understand the advantage of using a vectormask instead of keeping the path in path panel so we can edit it at any time and ctrl clic on it when we need to refresh the layer mask in layers panel. do you think editing of mask is faster your way ?



  11. Kunal Acharya on November 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    I would apply quick selection manually rather than choosing the select object option. Trust me it makes the work more difficult.



  12. Bonnie Wenborg on November 2, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    I learned so much in this tutorial. Especially how to make vector masks. I’ve spent a lot more time drawing paths with the pen tools. The methods you showed are so much quicker and accurate; and showing the methods using Adobe Photoshop CC, the apps that I have. Thank you.



  13. erfut on November 2, 2020 at 11:03 pm

    Great tutorial, thank you



  14. Daphne Kramp on November 2, 2020 at 11:03 pm

    I loved this tutorial. I am a compleet newb when it comes to photoshop and so I want to learn everything! This turorial helped me a lot with the smooth edges, but I can’t figure out how to clip it and put it in a overlay or different background. Too bad it wasn’t at the end of the tutorial. Help please?



  15. Dan Sims on November 2, 2020 at 11:03 pm

    Thank you for the good effort. Hopefully I learn how to use these tools good soon I have some ideas. 🥺



  16. Ehyeh Aries on November 2, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    hey bud I luv u!!! great tutorial. Now I have one issue, when I click on path tab, I get a prohibition symbol on the cursor, not letting me to click on the icon below. Why is that?



  17. Ali Malik on November 2, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    Ok



  18. sanket bavkar on November 2, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    Awesome video sir



  19. Tuhin Hossain on November 2, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    I love it.



  20. Asu Abir on November 2, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    Very informative video sir. this is so helpful thanks for your effort.



  21. shubham sanjekar on November 2, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    very useful techniques brother 👍



  22. Victoria Hacker on November 2, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    I really learned a lot from this video however I would find it helpful if you talked slower. I am trying to do the work at the same time you are and being relatively new to the process I get lost quickly in you instruction.



  23. Vladimir Mandic on November 2, 2020 at 11:15 pm

    Јели ово PTC 1 или 2…. 😂😂



  24. Mohammad Zaki on November 2, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    Great Tips.. Thanks



  25. Manuel Trillo on November 2, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    Thanks dude!



  26. Pats Bespoke Jewllery on November 2, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    Thank you for showing this. It was very clear to understand. Even for a beginner like me.



  27. qemo qemo on November 2, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    i want the photo you do. cause i wanan try is better



  28. Yatraak on November 2, 2020 at 11:20 pm

    nice #yatraak



  29. Emily Wong on November 2, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    I think I used the vector mask tool with older versions before cc.



  30. Attem venky YouTube channel on November 2, 2020 at 11:21 pm

    I clearly understand that thank you



  31. Ali Delkash on November 2, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    Such amazing video😍



  32. Kapil Kushwaha on November 2, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    You are great



  33. Dharshini J on November 2, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    Is tis vector masks available in CS4..?any alternative ?



  34. Tim Shobe on November 2, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    Mr. Ramirez… your work and the tutorials you create are great and thousands of viewers are benefitting from your efforts, so thank you! I have to ask you though… and please don’t be offended… Why after so many years of watching online PS tutorials do we still have to be told by most creators the difference between a Command button on a PC and the Control button on a Mac? (And other basic keyboard shortcuts). It drives me crazy! :). Ok, so if someone is new to using computers, then it takes about one day since opening the box to notice the key button is not the same on both designs of a keyboard. I would bet 95% of today’s users already know that? And if the user is into using Photoshop and still doesn’t know the difference, then please tell them to close the program immediately and direct them to a ‘Computers for Beginners’ video and let the rest of us move on! Sorry, I just had to share my mild rant. :). Keep up the great work and thanks again!



  35. Marquet Jones on November 2, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    Thank you thank you thank you. This is great!



  36. Magdalene Alva on November 2, 2020 at 11:28 pm

    amazing! thanks!



  37. blank on November 2, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    this is the most useful information over a 20 minute span of time I’ve encountered in my life, I’m not even religious but god bless you



  38. jim eric mines on November 2, 2020 at 11:29 pm

    best tutorial i’ve watched so far. thanks for this video sir.



  39. Nishim Ranjit on November 2, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    any photoshop whatsapp group??



  40. Asu Abir on November 2, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Very informative video sir. this is so helpful thanks for your effort.



  41. Vladimir Morozoff on November 2, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    Thank you for the great tutorial! But I wanted to make a suggestion to kindly supply links to the photos your are using in the vid. I found a random gal on the web, but she was blond. And therefore the whole conception failed. You forgot to cover blond hair 🙂



  42. BOUKILI LOFTS on November 2, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    Thank you very much for taking the time , we really appreciate it.
    I will definitely give this a try.

    Kind Regards
    Jamal Din



  43. Algerians studios on November 2, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    Amazing tutorial !



  44. Marquet Jones on November 2, 2020 at 11:36 pm

    And thank you for telling us shortcut keys for both pc and mac. Way to go!!



  45. Glen Parker on November 2, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    Dayum… the hair selection was brilliant. Wish I knew about this years ago!!!



  46. Rajendra Meena on November 2, 2020 at 11:41 pm

    Will improve my selection process a lot



  47. Shibu Mekkothu Kandy on November 2, 2020 at 11:44 pm

    Best tutorial I ever watched in this subject!! Thanks a lot.



  48. david medina on November 2, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    Great video. This is going to work quickly for removing products from the backgrounds. Thanks for the insight.



  49. Sahaaand.90 on November 2, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    Awesome!
    Just Subscribed!



  50. Gaza Dem on November 2, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    Love it