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sparky3883

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:40 pm    Post subject: Change image to Transparent Background Reply with quote

Hi All

I'm new to this Web site and fairly new to PhotoShop in general, so please forgive me if what i'm asking sounds silly.

I have a jpg image that is currently on a white background, but i have been trying for a while now to change to image to a transparent background, but i can't figure out how to do this (it's starting to drive me mad!! Cry ).

I have attached the image so you can see what it is.

I would be very very grateful if somone could please help me with this

Thanks in Advance

Mark



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BuzWeaver

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You may have to resort to using the extract tool and erase tool, getting in between the balloon strings should be interesting.
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teddc

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What I would do is duplicate the layer
Use the magic wand set at a low tolerance to selcect a white area.
Tap A (select all)
shift-crtl I to invert the selection then
Delete key
Turn off or delete the background layer

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sparky3883

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:04 am    Post subject: Still Struggling Reply with quote

Hi,

Thanks for the help, but for some reason i still can't seem to manage it. Maybe it's just me doing something wrong!!!

I followed your instructions but when i come to delete the background layer, it does'nt seem to work.

Any more ideas?

Thanks again for the help
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Turn it off like ted said (click on the eye before the background layer, when it's gone you have turned off the layer) and you should have a transparant bg now.
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teddc

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry I made a blunder *oops*
Instead of hitting control a, this should be
Alt S R (or SELECT> ALL)

Try double clicking on the background layer. Its name will change to layer0. You should now be able to delete it.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:11 am    Post subject: Still Struggling Reply with quote

Ok, Thanks for all the help, but i justcan't seem to get my head round this Transparent background problem i seem to be having.

Like i've said in my previous post, i'm totally new to PS adnd i can't for the life of me seem to get my head round it.

All i'm trying to do is change this image to a transparent backgroung. I've been trying for days now but i cant seem to do it.

Would someone please please be ablr to do it for me - it's driving me crazy

Many many thanks in advance

Mark



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Open Photoshop.

Click on File Open, then find the Balloon Picture, then double click on the image to bring it to your pallet in Photoshop.

Photoshop will display it as a Background, put your mouse over the image that says Background and Right Click, you will see an option to Duplicate The Layer.

Duplicate the layer.

You will now see the original Background and a Background Copy.

By Default the Background Copy should be highlighted like this:





Now click on the Magic Wand tool that you see in this image:




Use the settings you see in my image.


With the balloon background copy highlighted (selected by default), use your magic tool and click on any of the white area.

You will see a bunch of streaming looking lines that have surrounded the image.

Now hit Ctrl-I, this will invert the selection, it may turn black or white depending on what your foreground/brackground are set on, but its not important to complete the process.

Once you have done that simply hit the Delete Key, the image may appear as it did, however you’ll notice that the Background Copy has a transparent background. If you’re image is still selected with the streaming looking lines, go to the top tool bar and click Select, then in the pull down menu click Deselect.

Now, delete the original Background and you should be left with your transparent background.
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