ClippingPathQuestion

KK
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Kelly Kirsch
Aug 20, 2004
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Dear Experienced PhotoShopUsers,

I am attempting to create a transparent image by creating a clipping path around an image. I’ve followed the steps in the Help Guide – Use a clipping path to create transparency, but I am still stumbling. I get to making sure my path just created is listed for Path, leaving Flatness, blank. When I click okay, I do not see the path name in the palette changing to bold.

I went ahead and saved the file as a psd, importing it into CorelDraw. Image comes in as a group of two. Deselect group, delete background, but still my image has the white box around it.

Not sure what I did wrong, but would appreciate any insight anyone has to offer.

TIA for your help.

Kelly Kirsch

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arrooke
Aug 20, 2004
Dear Experienced PhotoShopUsers,

I am attempting to create a transparent image by creating a clipping path around an image. I’ve followed the steps in the Help Guide – Use a
clipping
path to create transparency, but I am still stumbling. I get to making
sure
my path just created is listed for Path, leaving Flatness, blank. When I click okay, I do not see the path name in the palette changing to bold.
I went ahead and saved the file as a psd, importing it into CorelDraw. Image comes in as a group of two. Deselect group, delete background, but still my image has the white box around it.

Not sure what I did wrong, but would appreciate any insight anyone has to offer.

TIA for your help.

Kelly Kirsch
Kelly,
Use the *wizard* under the help menu (like I told you already). The file will export as EPS, not PSD. The wizard will simplify this for you and enable you to see the process for future use.
KK
Kelly Kirsch
Aug 20, 2004
Arrooke,

I tried the wizard with no success, so I still think I am doing something wrong. Am I to follow the clipping path steps as outlined in help, or simply open the image and use the wizard?

If the latter, my image exists on a white background, but it’s not as simple just selecting an area as appears to be my choices in the wizard. It’s a tree, so the magnetic lasso seems to be the best tool. However, after selecting it what happens is the image disappears and not the background. Logically it seems I would want to marquee select the entire object – background/tree, then go back and magnetic lasso the tree.

Let me give this another shot. I’m missing a step here somewhere.

TIA for your interest and patience.

Kelly Kirsch

"arrooke" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShopUsers,

I am attempting to create a transparent image by creating a clipping
path
around an image. I’ve followed the steps in the Help Guide – Use a
clipping
path to create transparency, but I am still stumbling. I get to making
sure
my path just created is listed for Path, leaving Flatness, blank. When
I
click okay, I do not see the path name in the palette changing to bold.
I went ahead and saved the file as a psd, importing it into CorelDraw. Image comes in as a group of two. Deselect group, delete background,
but
still my image has the white box around it.

Not sure what I did wrong, but would appreciate any insight anyone has
to
offer.

TIA for your help.

Kelly Kirsch
Kelly,
Use the *wizard* under the help menu (like I told you already). The file will export as EPS, not PSD. The wizard will simplify this for you and enable you to see the process for future use.

R
RicSeyler
Aug 20, 2004
You can also put your image on it’s own layer (PS), leave the background layer off,
and save as a layered TIF (select layer transparency in Save-As box). If you use a grayscale layered TIF you can still assign a spot color (monotone)
in CorelDraw, but you won’t be able to control fill or outline overprint option in CDR.

Kelly Kirsch wrote:

Dear Experienced PhotoShopUsers,

I am attempting to create a transparent image by creating a clipping path around an image. I’ve followed the steps in the Help Guide – Use a clipping path to create transparency, but I am still stumbling. I get to making sure my path just created is listed for Path, leaving Flatness, blank. When I click okay, I do not see the path name in the palette changing to bold.
I went ahead and saved the file as a psd, importing it into CorelDraw. Image comes in as a group of two. Deselect group, delete background, but still my image has the white box around it.

Not sure what I did wrong, but would appreciate any insight anyone has to offer.

TIA for your help.

Kelly Kirsch


Ric Seyler
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arrooke
Aug 21, 2004
I tried the wizard with no success, so I still think I am doing something wrong. Am I to follow the clipping path steps as outlined in help, or simply open the image and use the wizard?

If the latter, my image exists on a white background, but it’s not as
simple
just selecting an area as appears to be my choices in the wizard. It’s a tree, so the magnetic lasso seems to be the best tool. However, after selecting it what happens is the image disappears and not the background. Logically it seems I would want to marquee select the entire object – background/tree, then go back and magnetic lasso the tree.

You select the area you want to disappear. Or if it’s easier, select the tree. Then Select > Inverse. This will select the background. Then use the wizard.
KK
Kelly Kirsch
Aug 21, 2004
Arrooke,

Your advice worked perfectly. It was the select inverse step that I was missing.

Thank you,

Kelly Kirsch
"arrooke" wrote in message
I tried the wizard with no success, so I still think I am doing
something
wrong. Am I to follow the clipping path steps as outlined in help, or simply open the image and use the wizard?

If the latter, my image exists on a white background, but it’s not as
simple
just selecting an area as appears to be my choices in the wizard. It’s a tree, so the magnetic lasso seems to be the best tool. However, after selecting it what happens is the image disappears and not the
background.
Logically it seems I would want to marquee select the entire object – background/tree, then go back and magnetic lasso the tree.

You select the area you want to disappear. Or if it’s easier, select the tree. Then Select > Inverse. This will select the background. Then use the wizard.

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arrooke
Aug 21, 2004
Arrooke,

Your advice worked perfectly. It was the select inverse step that I was missing.

Thank you,

Glad it worked for you.
Keith.

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