How to Make a Logo Background Transparent in Photoshop
If you own an online or offline business, you must have a logo of your business. You might have designed the logo yourself with a logo maker or got it designed by a logo designer. All of a sudden, you may find out that the logo isn’t aligning with your brand image or it may have other flaws.
That means you have to alter the logo or edit the color and other elements of the logo. The easiest way in which you can apply these changes is making your logo background transparent. And this is exactly what we will walk you through in this tutorial.
We have chosen the easiest and simplest method to learn how to make a logo background transparent in Photoshop. But before that, let’s take a look at some of the reasons why you should make the background transparent of a logo in Photoshop.
Why Make a Logo Background Transparent in Photoshop?
If you are wondering about the reasons we make a logo background transparent in Photoshop, take a look at the reasons underneath-
- Turning a logo background transparent allows you to edit improper logo color to match with your website’s overall look.
- Transparent background perfects your logo letting you add necessary elements along with the logo.
- Not just adding required elements, it also allows you to position the chosen elements in areas you prefer, enhancing visual appeal.
How to Make a Logo Background Transparent in Photoshop
Now, it’s worth looking at the process of making a logo background transparent from solid background. No matter whether it’s a white background or colored background, you can easily make it done using Photoshop.
Without further ado, let’s get cracking…..
Open your Logo in Photoshop
First up, go to Photoshop and open your logo file in Photoshop. In order to do that, click “File” from the top menu and then select “Open”. With that, a window will pop up asking you to choose your desired file. Select your logo file straightaway from there.
Immediately after that the logo will show up in the Photoshop canvas or the working area. Now, you are free to do the necessary changes or adjustments.
File > Open > Logo File
Add a Transparent Layer
Now, it’s time to add a transparent layer to the logo. For that, go to the menu bar and click “Layer”. From the drop-down menu, hover over “New” and then select “Layer”. With that, a new layer will show up in the layers panel.
This can be executed from the Layers panel as well by clicking the “Create a new layer” icon. You can also use Ctrl+N (For Pc) or Cmd+N (For Mac) to create a new layer.
Now, unlock the “Background Layer”. For that, double-click on the layer at first and click “OK” to unlock and turn the original version into a layer.
At this point, drag the new layer below the original version layer. It means the latter will overlay the former.
Make the Background Transparent
The next step after adding a new layer is to make the background of the logo transparent. Click the Magic Wand tool from the toolbar and select the logo area (background) you want to make transparent and the selection will be applied.
However, you can use other tools like Lasso tool or Quick Selection tool as well for the selection.
After you are done with the selection, press “Delete” on the keyboard. Immediately after that, the background will get transparent.
If any area of the background remains as it was, you can select that area by zooming in. Then, make that area transparent by pressing “Delete” again. Finally, press Ctrl+D to deselect the logo.
Save the Logo in PNG format
Now, it’s time to save the logo and you have to do that in PNG format. Go to File>Save As.
Finally, choose the PNG format and click “Save” to apply the changes. The reason we saved the logo in the PNG format is because this will preserve the transparency. So, you can view the logo background transparent.
Final Output
Take a Look at the final logo with transparent background below-
You may also read– How to Make Image Background Transparent in Adobe Photoshop?
That’s all I had for you in this easy and simple tutorial. I hope you found the tutorial informative and worth learning. If you wish to design your business’ logo yourself, learning the technique of making logo background transparent is always a bonus!
