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1. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
John Joslin May 23, 2009 3:09 AM (in response to trianita)Insert your image using the little camera icon in the reply box.
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2. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
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3. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
John Joslin May 23, 2009 3:56 AM (in response to trianita)Make a new file with the the desired background.
In the logo file, select the coloured logo using the magic wand tool.
Press Ctrl+Backspace – this will fill the selection with white (press "D" if the background colour is not white in the toolbox colour well.)
Holding Ctrl, drag it into the new Background file.
(This assumes you have nice solid colours and clear outlines!)
(Disclaimer: There are always three ways to do anything in Photoshop.)
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4. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
Phos±four dots May 23, 2009 9:13 AM (in response to John Joslin)John Joslin wrote:
Holding Ctrl, drag it into the new Background file.
(This assumes you have nice solid colours and clear outlines!)
(Disclaimer: There are always three ways to do anything in Photoshop.)
If it was my job, I'd go to the Brands of the World website and get fresh, clear vector versions of the logos and build a perfect version from scratch. Wouldn't take any longer than trying to extract clean selections from the mage you already have, and the results would be immeasurably better.
One thing you have to be careful of is in checking to make sure the logos are authentic. The first one I checked—SAP (the first one in the list)—the "A" in the logo is wrong. The crossbar should be rounded a bit. It would be easy to match the real logo on this one...but it just shows you have to pay close attention. If you look through the other "SAP" logos, you should find a more accurate version.
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5. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
John Joslin May 23, 2009 9:26 AM (in response to Phos±four dots)I thought the posted image was an example, just to show the look trianita desired!
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6. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
Phos±four dots May 23, 2009 10:33 AM (in response to John Joslin)John Joslin wrote:
I thought the posted image was an example, just to show the look trianita desired!
Maybe so, but that doesn't change how I'd go about doing the job. Given the choice between spending time making good selections, or spending the same amount of time getting and placing vector versions into my project, there's no question that I'd go with the vectors.
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7. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
John Joslin May 23, 2009 12:35 PM (in response to Phos±four dots)You are right about vectors of course, but it all depends what programs trianita has and what the end purpose is.
If it's a one-off and for a web page it's not the same as if it needs to be fully scalable and destined for web offset printing.
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8. Re: What is the best way to white out logos
Phos±four dots May 23, 2009 1:06 PM (in response to John Joslin)John Joslin wrote:
You are right about vectors of course, but it all depends what programs trianita has and what the end purpose is.
If it's a one-off and for a web page it's not the same as if it needs to be fully scalable and destined for web offset printing.
Even if Trianita only has Photoshop, those AI/EPS files can be placed.
One-off or not, online-only or press...it'd take the same amount of time to do it badly as to do it well.




