Quick Tutorial: How to Remove a Background from Line Art in Photoshop

One of the requests I hear most from other artists is how to separate linework from a background when you scan a drawing into Photoshop. Obviously, if you work completely digitally, you can just draw your linework on a separate layer and you’re good to go. But if you work initially on paper, like I often do, then you can run into some problems.

In this q…