osalite Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Yes, that's right, I home brew and this time I'd like to go one stage further and make my own beer label! - I have a label I have carefully peeled off a bottle which is not a complicated shape, that's my template. So, with this label scanned in my first task is to create an outline for my new label - someone I work with informed me of Live Trace in Illustrator, alas I don't have any commercial products at my disposal... So, with a label like this http://www.thetanner...es/drinks/7.jpg (mine is larger and scanned so will not be as clean) how can I simply get an outline so I basically just have an empty shape which I can then play around with and get to the correct size? Secondly, is it possible to replace one colour with another, if so how?! - I would like to pick a colour from a scan and replace it with white (I figured this is easier than deleting it). The picture in question will be something like http://www.picomouss...rm_ambiorix.jpg and I'd want to be simply removing the black and replacing it with white, then perhaps replacing the writing on the burgundy so it's solid. Again mine would be a scan so larger and not as 'clean' any help appreciated, this will be the starting point of my label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) To get an empty outline of the label, Magic Wand the white surrounding the label. Next, Edit > Invert Selection. Make a new layer. Then, Outline Selection with a Width of 1. Delete the original label layer. Save as PNG. ====================================== Outline Selection Edited June 2, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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