White Background

[krnthmsn]

Can anyone tell me how to remove the white background on a clipart image so that it is clear and blends in with the background.
Sorry for all the questions. I am just very keen to learn.

[mh51]

What I do is take the image into a PhotoEditing programme & then have to manually remove the 'background'.

someone more technical will come along shortly (i'm sure) and explain this to you. Just hang in there.....

[krnthmsn]

What I do is take the image into a PhotoEditing programme & then have to manually remove the 'background'.

someone more technical will come along shortly (i'm sure) and explain this to you. Just hang in there.....

Thank you so much.

[angelwithin]

i use paint shop pro 9 (psp)

to remove white from an image in psp (paint shop pro)
open image in psp
open a new image with transparency
clone oringinal onto the transparent image
use the magic wand to remove the white
save the new image as a png (file > export > png optimiser > on colours tab set to 16.7 (24 bit) > transpancy tab set to alpha channel transparency)

hope that helps

fiona xx

[krnthmsn]

i use paint shop pro 9 (psp)

to remove white from an image in psp (paint shop pro)
open image in psp
open a new image with transparency
clone oringinal onto the transparent image
use the magic wand to remove the white
save the new image as a png (file > export > png optimiser > on colours tab set to 16.7 (24 bit) > transpancy tab set to alpha channel transparency)

hope that helps

fiona xx

Thank you,thank you and once again thank you. I really appreciate it.

[Linda]

Tutorial Transparent Backgrounds

Tutorial Transparent Backgrounds in three programs
This will tell you how to do this in three different programs. I hope it helps!


You can download the Gimp and it's free, not just a trial. It does most things the expensive programs do.

Download at:http://www.gimp.org/windows/


TUTORIAL FOR MAKING PNG TRANSPARENCIES USING GIMP

1.Open your clipart in the Gimp program
2.Go to layer & click on transparency, click to the right for menu
3.Click on add alpha channel
4.Go to tools-selection tools-fuzzy select
5.Click on your white background
6.Go to edit & click on cut
7.Go to file-save as. Name your document. Choose folder you want to save in.
8.Click on select file type-click on png- click on save.
9.In the box that comes up, place a checkmark beside:
save background color; save resolution; save color values.
10.Hit ok
This sounds like a lot of steps, but it's really fast & easy to do.

Doing this will get rid of the dreaded "white box".

PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS:


Instructions to remove white background from Clipart or embellishments using Photoshop Elements
1.Open your clipart picture or embellishment you want to make transparent.
2.Double-click on background layer. It should say new layer O. Click ok.
3.Click on the white background with the magic wand; you should see the “marching ants” now.
4.Go to edit and click cut. You should now have a checkerboard background.
5.Go to file and then to save for web. A new screen comes up. Be sure it says PNG-24 and there is a checkmark beside transparency. Click ok.
6.You get your save box so you can choose the folder you want to save it in and a file name. Be sure the save type in PNG.


Transparent background using COREL PAINT SHOP PRO
1. Open your image
2. Click on image- palette- set palette transparency
3. Export as png optimizer
4 Save where you want it.

[krnthmsn]

White Backgrounds

Thank you all so much. I have had a ball this afternoon. Daughter is wanting some backgrounds with disney characters on. So I am busy playing with cloning stamps and wizard tools which are so cool.
I am also hoping to have attached them, will see if I have done it right.
A huge thankful for all the help.

[crops2dawn]

Hi Karen, I just tested these out for you, and they worked perfect! Great Work!!!!!

[Linda]

Great work, Karen! Thanks so much for sharing what you've created!

[*eng*]

Thank you they are so sweet.

[skiptothesue]

Magic! Many thanks for sharing!

Susan

[krnthmsn]

Thank you all so much having great fun with this. My daughter and I are disney daft, so really am having great fun with this. Next step is to try and make my own layout.

[Lisa S]

Linda,
Thank you so much for your instructions on using Gimp. I actually figured it out and it was so easy. I am sure you have helped more people than you'll ever know. Again...Thank you!