Canva is one of the design tools that has made a name for itself in many businesses. SMEs, freelancers, individuals and companies use it to design everything from social media posts to presentations, files and more. But do you know how to remove the background from an image in Canva?
If you want to know what steps you have to take to remove the background from your images in Canva, we are going to talk to you about it here so that you don't have any problems when you need to do it, shall we?
Can you remove the background from an image in Canva?
The short answer to this question is yes, Canva allows you to remove the background from an image, or several, leaving you with the transparent part to create collages or any other composition with other photos.
But here comes the “bad news”. Canva does not offer this option for free. To access this tool, you must have an active subscription. Otherwise, no matter how much you want it, it will not give you that option.
Yes, you have an option to use the tool. But only once. You can try it for free through the following link . All you have to do is upload your image file and remove the background.
Step by step to remove the background in Canva
Now that we've made it clear that not everyone with a Canva account will be able to enjoy removing backgrounds from images, it's time to give you the steps to follow to get rid of that background that's getting in the way.
To do this, the first step you need to take is to upload the image. You can also use one that is already in the Canva image bank. These can also be edited to remove the background. If you want to upload the image, the steps are:
In the left-hand column, as soon as you enter, there's a purple button that says "Create a design ." When you click it, a popup will appear asking you what type of design to create: Canva Docs, online whiteboards, presentations, etc. Finally, before the plus sign, you'll see "Upload."
If you click on that, the screen will change and allow you to upload files or a folder. From there, you will have these images in the projects section. There you have folders, designs, images and videos.
Tools to remove the background in Canva from an image
Within the Projects section, you have the images section and if you click on the image from which you want to remove the background, you will see that a popup appears with different tools, from cropping, adjusting or magic studio.
It is within the magical study where you have two very important tools:
Bottom remover
The background remover tool in Canva will allow you to automatically remove the entire background from the image , leaving only the main character of the image, with nothing else.
The cutout does a very good job, you won't see any white parts. Although we can't say this will always happen, as it will depend on the image you're working with. But, of all the background removal tools, it's a pretty efficient one.
The truth is that using it is just a matter of clicking on the tool and then waiting for it to finish. If you like the option, you can save that image or use it in a design.
In case it doesn't turn out right, at the top where it says Cancel, you have a curved arrow to the left next to it. If you click on it, it will return the background to the image. You also have the option to compare the result and the original.
Magic eraser
The magic eraser is a more complicated tool to use, mainly because the results aren't always what you'd expect. You see, it really does allow you to erase whatever you want manually (or with a few clicks), but it doesn't erase the color completely; instead, it blurs or changes it.
The problem is that with this tool, it is much easier for the image you want to keep to be altered.
Still, if you want to use it, you just have to paint or mark the parts you want to remove and press the delete button that will appear in purple.
It will take a few seconds to process the image, but it will eventually give you the result.
Here you will use the undo (the curved arrow to the left) and compare buttons more often.
As you can see, the two tools we have mentioned are quite easy to use, although if we had to choose one to remove the background of an image in Canva, it would be the background remover, because it is the most effective. The other, although good, can give you more problems because it is not as fast or efficient. Which one would you choose?