tome10 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I'm having a hard time trying to cutout this button. The button and background are so close in color that the Wand tool can't seem to differentiate. Any tricks I need to know about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I selected the outside region using the Magic Wand with a tolerance of 10 and inverted the selection. I then used the Lasso to add an extra pixel that was missing. It worked surprisingly well, considering how close the colors are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I'd make a new button from scratch. Webdings font + characters 3 & 4 in the Buttons plugin.... Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Keep in mind there's also TR's Alpha Cutter plugin. You probably won't need it in this case, but will prove useful for more tricky images. 45 minutes ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: I'd make a new button from scratch. In another thread he said that he need the buttons specifically from a TiVo remote control, so a new button wouldn't fit his needs. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRON67 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) I such a case does not help an automatic tool like the magic wand tool. Also the manual freehand selection with the lasso tool is too unreliable.I therefore recommend to create a new layer and paint the shape of the button as precisely as possible with a striking color like red. Then select the color in this layer, move to the original layer below, and cut the image. The auxiliary layer can then be deleted. Edited January 27, 2017 by IRON67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 You can also use the Shapes tool>Rounded rectangle and then use the Magic wand to select around the button and press Delete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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