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linebergerk
Joined: 12 Dec 2008
Posts: 2
Location: Bellingham, WA
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 Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:00 pm Post subject: Making an image transparent |
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I'm very, very new to PhotoShop, so if this is a painfully newbie question, please forgive me.
I make banners for our company newsletter that we do every month and they vary from month to month in design. I am working a few months ahead and creating a banner for our March newsletter, which I'm doing a Saint Patrick's Day design.
To do this, I am using a JPG of a four leaf clover that I want to remove the white space behind it and then set it to different opacities to add to a plain, green banner.
I do these steps:
1. Open the file.
2. Create a new layer.
3. Drag the new layer under the original file.
4. Use the magic tool, set to appropriate tolerance and select all the white space. It does the moving dotted lines around all the space I want removed.
5. Press "Delete" to remove the white space.
I did the same procedure yesterday and it worked fine. Today, it won't delete the white space. Is it because this image is a JPG? Or am I doing something else wrong?
Thanks for your help! |
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moondog
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
Posts: 778
Location: Michigan
PS Version: CS2
OS: Vista
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hi linebergerk,
first thing that comes to mind ... are you on the correct layer? also ... is your background layer the same color as the color you're trying to get rid of from the top layer?
moondog
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linebergerk
Joined: 12 Dec 2008
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Location: Bellingham, WA
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Doh! I had the wrong layer selected. Thanks! |
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moondog
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
Posts: 778
Location: Michigan
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LOL! The only reason I suggested that is that I've NEVER done that .......................... I've done it so many times I've lost count ......... sheesh!
Glad to help!
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Patrick
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Nice catch, moondog.
