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Joe Harman
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August 29, 2026
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How can I remove the white background from this image of an American Flag, but keep the white stripes in the flag?

  • August 29, 2026
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I’m trying to get the white background removed from this image of the American flag image. But, obviously, I want to keep the white in the stripes. Is there a quick and easy way to to that? I have been trying different tools, but I can’t seem to isolate the background without also selecting the stripes. 

 

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    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 29, 2026

    It already has  no background, so just turn off the background layer if it is filled with white, and Save As a PNG

     

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    LAMY2017
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    August 29, 2026

    Hmmm… I right-clicked and copied, then pasted into Ps.
    I right-clicked, Saved to the desktop.

    Both methods resulted in webp files.
    Both ways resulted in a perfectly-preserved flag, with red and blue stripes and no background!

    I might have suggested trying the Object Selection tool, for one.

    Larry
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