remove white background
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- must_dash
I've got a shadow I've made using gaussian blurring, and stupidly flattened it as I thought I only needed it on a white background... but now not the case... is there a simple way of removing the white? though I could just use multiply, but needs an image underneath?
any ideas?
- scarabin0
i would cut it off and make a new one
you might be able to extract the shadow using channels
- if it is on white, you will easily be able to extract the shadow in channels.********
- Always listen to scarabin.********
- if it is on white, you will easily be able to extract the shadow in channels.
- i_monk0
Select Colour Range... just white, drop the fuzziness down to just enough, then deselect any white in the object.
Hit delete.
- ********0
remake the blur : /
- rusty_ace0
in photoshop, double click on the layer to bring up the layer style menu. At the bottom ...Blend if (grey)....this layer. Option click on the arrow and drag to separate it into two parts and move to the center
- must_dash0
yeah, thought that might be the case... it is in three parts as it is to dynamically add to images on a site... oh well...
you'd think there was a simple way
- There is nothing more simple than hiring me to do all your work.ContentAwarePhil
- must_dash0
Woah, thanks Rusty ace, that seems to be working :)
I only use cut, paste, crop, image size, canvas size, auto levels, and export for web... photoshop is very wasted on me
- ********0
Start over
- sofakingbanned0
i use multiply then make a layer under that one and add white to the areas i need to stay the same
- ********0
don't be ashamed of your white background. embrace it.
- mrghost0
fucking hipsters
- rusty_ace0
still white?
You may need to duplicate the layer and merge the two in order for other programs to recognize the transparency.
now that is is flat, adjust lightness/darkness on it now that you have the transparency.
- vaxorcist0
do you have to place this into a darker background now? i.e. edges pixelate on you?
- ********0
Copy the image on white and paste it as a channel. Fill the areas of the object that you want to keep with black. Invert it then select it, and repaint it.
I'm rubbish at explaining myself. If it's not too sensitive an image, feel free to email me and I'll do it for you and send you back a png.