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Hi All, I have scanned a JPEG drawing (public domain) and want to turn it into an icon for my website. Can I use PS5?
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timd78870136 wrote:
Hi All, I have scanned a JPEG drawing (public domain) and want to turn it into an icon for my website. Can I use PS5?
The short answer is "yes."
You will probably want to remove the background from the drawing, then go to File>Save for web. In that dialog be sure that "Transparency" and "Constrain Proportions" are ticked. I usually make the long side 800 px or so.
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Tx, Hatstead. Mine is a thin-lined drawing (not unlike the Olympc rings) and I just need the lines, not the background. The magic selection brush ctrl-W is fooled by the lines. My plan is to isolate line from background (i.e. your approach) and then thicken and smooth these lines. Does this make sense? Rgds. Tim@Amsterdam
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timd78870136 wrote:
Tx, Hatstead. Mine is a thin-lined drawing (not unlike the Olympc rings) and I just need the lines, not the background. The magic selection brush ctrl-W is fooled by the lines. My plan is to isolate line from background (i.e. your approach) and then thicken and smooth these lines. Does this make sense? Rgds. Tim@Amsterdam
Yes, that's the goal.
Is the background a solid color or is it a complex background?
If you are so inclined, post the drawing so that we may offer more targeted guidance.
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Black lines on a white background, Hatstead. It is the epitaph of Stevinus, a Flemish scholar (1548 – 1620). Tx, Tim
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Great help! I did find that edit>save for web, but hidden as "export file>save for web (reference to it being outdated)". It did do the job. Using Photoshop 2015.5 and learned that it required updating too.
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Good luck with your web site.