Preserved Topic: help with a transparency (Page 1 of 1)

I've tried and tried, but this is the best i could get it. can someone help me out? thanks,

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~babamba

hey there,

you need to set your matte color. at the botom of this page there is a link to docs hands on tut site, go read the transparency tut, and ask back here if you need more help
edit: cool pic btw



[This message has been edited by Maruman (edited 08-03-2001).]

What is the background colour suppossed to be? Umm... what are you trying to get it transparent over? Or what do you want to use it for?

The approach I would take is kind of dependant on the intended use. Know what I mean? I might use Image > Adjust > Replace Colour with a touch of fuzziness or Curves. Then export and tranparitize. Just depends.

Few more details, please?


[This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 08-03-2001).]

I just did some poking around the graphic you posted. Looks to me like you really need to clean up the scan before GIF'ing it. Line work and all that. Seriously.

...or you could go Select > Color Range and then use the eyedropper & fuzziness values to select all of the white and delete it. But I agree that it needs to be cleaned up a little. I would merge it with a white layer, then use either curves, brightness and contrast, or levels, or all three. Then select all of the white and delete, or take the selection into quick mask mode to airbrush & clean up the selection edges, and/or gaussian blur the selection (to either smooth or feather the edges) before deleting. Then export nad pick your matte color to better blend with your background.

Hope that made sense!

Kinda off topic, but I found a turtle in the toilet once, a tarantula in the sink too. Diffrent nights, same weird camp grounds.

ok, another question. when i open it in PS, all of the colors are different. what gives?

thanks

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<edit>i didn't draw it. a buddy at work did it for the reptile show he started up. i'm just makin him a better site.</edit>

[This message has been edited by Babamba (edited 08-03-2001).]

Well I'm not a Photoshop guru or anything but I have been messing around with transparencies a little lately. Here is the way that I do it.
(This may cover some things that you already know, but bear with me)

1. Start out with the size that you want your image and the background set to "Transparent"
2. Make your picture (The turtle coming out of the loo)
3. After the picture is done, select a color that is TOTALLY not in your picture(Purple or Magenta or something)
4. Fill the Layer1 with this color.
5. Go to Image

see you in Maine


Jason