Hi All...
I'm trying to make an image I have which has a solid background (and a few other details inside it) transparent? so I can still see behind the graphics in the image yet the background at the same time... I know I've seen it before where the image sort of floats above the background... But I don't know how to accomplish this in photoshop.
Anyone?
Thanks!
Is this to use outside of Photoshop, like on a web page? If so, then save as a PNG or GIFF file with transparrent background.
If you want the image to 'float above the background' then that just means a drop shadow.
If you can give more info about what you are after and where you want to use it, it would help.
[EDIT] I am also wondering if it was a 3D image you saw, with an object floating above a groundplane?
Can you attach the Image w/ the logo, that you are using, showing where you want the Transparency?
Upon reading your reply, it sounds like you just need to Select that "background," and Delete it, leaving Transparency, but maybe I am missing what you want to do.
Per Trevor's comments, you will want to Save_As in a format, like PNG, that supports Transparency.
Good luck,
Hunt
OK. Our posts crossed over there. Is this a layered image with the text on a separate layer? If not, then the selection process is going to mess up the text, so best to recreate it.
Then select the blue with the magic wand, and invert the selection so you just have the fish.
Use refine edge (if you have CS5) to clean up the selection.
Copy the selected fish to a new layer, and delete the background layer
You will now have the fish nd text over a transparent layer. Save as a PNG with preserve transparency. Job done.
BTW If you want bubbles, then search for Photoshop bubble brushes
http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes/1283-bubble-brushes-for-photoshop
Trevor... Hi... Sorry for the delay on this! I learned a couple of tricks with your advice. But the I really don't understand why the circle doesn't quite fit inside the text... Some parts are inside the text and other parts of the circle go straight through the text. So far I'm still going with the "Solid Blue" Background... Any more advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Sorry. That was my mistake. I assumed that the text was on a perfect circle, but it is in fact on an elipse.
I worked through to make sure I had not made other eronious assumptions!
OK you now have a nice crisp fish with a good solid black outline.
I left a couple of steps out for clarity. I erased the old text, for instance, but while adding the new text, I inserted a layer between the type layer and original background layer and filled it with white so I could see the new text more clearly. Then I deleted it when finished.
I didn't add the bubbles, but it is really easy to do so with brushes I linked to further up this thread. I hope thatclears it all up.
BTW The one on the right has a transparent background. Other than the fish, the rest of the image on the left was created from scratch.
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