Hand-drawn, pixel-precise clipping paths for clean cut-outs, background removal and colour-variant multi-clips — delivered on pure white or transparent PNG, catalogue-ready at any volume.
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BeforeAfterAutomated cut-outs leave rough, jagged edges that cheapen your product. We draw every path by hand for crisp, natural outlines, then place your product on pure white, transparent PNG or any background — consistent across your whole catalogue.
Clean, natural edges — never auto-traced.
Consistent output across thousands of SKUs.
Custom volume and retainer rates, scoped to your throughput.
A rectangular box and a bicycle wheel are not the same job. We quote against four complexity tiers so you are never charged catalogue rates for simple cut-outs.
Boxes, books, phones, plain packaging and single-shape products with straight or gently curved edges. Fast, high volume, lowest per-image rate.
Shoes, bags, watches, furniture and products with a few interior holes — handles, straps, buckles or gaps that need their own paths.
Jewellery chains, cutlery sets, bicycles, machinery and garments with many interior openings. Dozens of separate paths per image, drawn by hand.
Images where each component must be selectable on its own so your team can recolour a shirt, swap a strap or build variants without re-shooting.
Paths are priced by how hard the edge actually is, not by a flat catalogue rate. A rectangular box and a bicycle wheel are not the same job.
| Path complexity | Rate per image |
|---|---|
| Simple Boxes, books, phones, plain packaging, single clean shape | $0.50 – $0.80 |
| Medium Shoes, bags, watches, furniture, a few interior holes | $0.80 – $1.50 |
| Complex Chains, cutlery, bicycles, machinery, many interior paths | $1.50 – $2 |
| Multi-path Each component separately selectable for recolouring and variants | from $2 |
Volume changes the number. Bulk catalogues run at an agreed daily throughput and drop below these rates — studios and agencies on a retainer get the lowest pricing, see white-label retouching.
Hair, fur and transparent products are quoted as image masking instead of a hard path. Turnaround: 24 hours standard, rush available. Free test edit: send one image and check the edge quality first. Full breakdown in our 2026 photo retouching cost guide.
Every path is cut with the pen tool at high zoom. Automated selection tools leave soft, chewed edges that show the moment an image is placed on white or enlarged for zoom.
Not sure whether you need a path or a mask? Our guide on clipping path versus background removal explains the difference. Most orders also include background removal, shadow creation and colour correction as part of full product photo editing.
A hand-drawn vector outline around your product that isolates it from the background, so it can be placed on pure white, a transparent PNG or any custom backdrop with clean, precise edges.
A clipping path is the precise hand-drawn outline used to isolate the product; background removal is the result. For hard, well-defined edges we use clipping paths; for soft edges like hair or fur we use masking — whichever gives the cleanest result.
Yes — complex shapes, holes, straps and reflective surfaces, plus multi-clip paths so individual parts can be recoloured or edited separately for colour variants.
Custom volume and retainer pricing, scoped to your monthly image volume. Book a consultation for a quote.
Yes, send 5 images and we'll clip it free so you can check the edge quality first.
Standard turnaround is 24 hours, and simple high-volume batches are often back sooner. Large catalogues run at an agreed daily volume, with rush delivery available on request.
Layered PSD with an embedded clipping path, transparent PNG, TIFF or JPEG on white — whichever your workflow needs. Files can be named to match your SKU sheet.
No. Every path is drawn by hand with the pen tool. Automated selections leave soft edges and halos that become obvious on white backgrounds and at zoom, which is exactly where listing images get judged.
Those need masking rather than a hard path. We route them to our image masking workflow, often combining a path for the solid body with a mask for the soft edges.
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