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Erasing the Background

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It may take 2-3 clicks in different areas. Don't click on the arm at the left or you will erase most of the baby as well.

If you see some small parts of the baby becoming erased, don't worry about it--we'll fix it in a bit.

Next we'll drop in a temporary backdrop to help us see the areas we need to clean up with the regular eraser tool.

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