How do I create a *simple* black outline?

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Jun 12, 2007
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How can I create a simple outline from a photo in Photoshop?

This is the kind of outline I want to create
http://www.wpclipart.com/animals/E/elephant/elephant_outline .png

TIA

Les
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Tacit
Jun 12, 2007
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Les wrote:

How can I create a simple outline from a photo in Photoshop?
This is the kind of outline I want to create
http://www.wpclipart.com/animals/E/elephant/elephant_outline .png

Use the Pen tool to put a path around the object, then stroke the path.

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Les
Jun 13, 2007
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:40:31 -0400, tacit wrote:

Use the Pen tool to put a path around the object, then stroke the path.
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Thanks, but I have now found a semi-automatic method:
www.heathrowe.com/tuts/vectoroutlines.asp

Les
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Fat Sam
Jun 13, 2007
Les wrote:
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:40:31 -0400, tacit wrote:

Use the Pen tool to put a path around the object, then stroke the path.

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Thanks, but I have now found a semi-automatic method:
www.heathrowe.com/tuts/vectoroutlines.asp

Les

That will work if you have a relatively uncluttered background. In fact you’re going to need an almost blank background for that to work. And it seems like an awfull lot of work for what is in effect a very simple process.

Why not make your life easier? Turn it into a two step process.

Isolate the item you want to add an outline to by masking out and deleting the background on the layer.
Now click Layer>Layer Style>Stroke, and set the colour of your outline and it’s thickness.
Job done.

And if you want to rmove the original artwork from the middle of the outline, that’s oh-so-simple too.
Just go to your layers pallette, and select the layer you added an outline to. Now drag the "fill" slider all the way to the left, and you’ll be left with just an outline.
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Les
Jun 14, 2007
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:20:40 GMT, "Fat Sam"
wrote:

Why not make your life easier? Turn it into a two step process.
Isolate the item you want to add an outline to by masking out and deleting the background on the layer.
Now click Layer>Layer Style>Stroke, and set the colour of your outline and it’s thickness.
Job done.

And if you want to rmove the original artwork from the middle of the outline, that’s oh-so-simple too.
Just go to your layers pallette, and select the layer you added an outline to. Now drag the "fill" slider all the way to the left, and you’ll be left with just an outline.
Sounds good to me, I’ll give it a whirl.

Thanks

Les

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