How to Change Background Color in Photoshop

Summary by Krater

A Photoshop tutorial demonstrating how to select a subject, create a solid color fill layer, invert the layer mask, and use blending modes and gradient tools to change and customize background colors.

From the video

Answers: How do I change the background color of an image in Photoshop?

• Subject selection in Photoshop
• Solid color fill layers
• Inverting layer masks
• Layer blending modes
• Gradient tools for background coloring

What it concludes

• Select the subject and create a solid color fill layer to begin changing background colors.
• Invert the layer mask if the color application appears on the subject instead of the background.
• Change the blending mode of the fill layer from normal to multiply or lighten to interact with the background.
• Group layers and use the gradient tool with foreground-to-transparent settings to apply multi-color background gradients.