• Adobe Photoshop

  delete background from black and white illustration

  Posted by Corey Maynard on December 1, 2005 at 3:07 am

  sorry this is so basic but for some reason i struggle with it…….. i scan in a black and white drawing and i want to delete the b’ground,the white of the paper what is the easiest way?

  Corey Maynard replied 20 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jim Kanter

  December 1, 2005 at 5:02 am

  Duplicate the background layer.

  Turn off the original BG layer. Don’t delete it until you have a version that works correctly.

  Select the color you want to delete with the magic wand.

  Delete the selected color.

  Jim Kanter,
  Digital Film Institute
  http://www.dfilminst.com
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  Corey Maynard

  December 1, 2005 at 8:45 pm

  thankyou!

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