Autodesk graphic magic wand3/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Trace will give you a good result going from bitmap to vector. I use Corel for these transformations for a number of reasons : This is because the format is optimised for pictures and not for graphics. But the JPEG-format will create fuzzy edges to sharp color borders. If you have a monochrome bitmap in BMP, PNG, GIF or similar it is OK. Some remarks :ĭo NOT use JPG for tracing bitmap into vector. We’ll cover that next week right here on our blog.Been out for some vacation and quickly went through the discussion until now. For example, if you want to cut a person out of a photo in a very precise way, you will probably want to use the Lasso tool for more precision in your work. If your image is more complex, the magic wand may not be the tool you want to use. Next time… the advanced way to cut things out As I did, hold down the shift key as you click to add more areas (pixels) to your selection. Once you begin using the magic wand, you may decide you need to combine additional flashing outline areas to your overall selection. Adjust tolerance down to make your magic wand pickier about choosing the area you want to cut out. Adjust the tolerance up to make the magic wand select pixels that are even more like the one you’re clicking on. What the magic wand is doing is looking at the overall photo and choosing pixels that are similar to the one you’re clicking on. If your goal is to cut out an area so that you have a transparent background behind it, remember that you will want to paste your image into a transparent canvas as a new layer *before* you start cutting anything out. A note about transparencyįor this second example, I didn’t use a transparent background. I’ve cut out the monument and isolated it. I chose to cut the area I had selected - the area outside the monument - out of the image. Initially, the magic wand only picked up some of that sky, but multiple clicks pretty easily got me to the point where I had selected all of it - and isolated the monument. I clicked the sky area outside the monument a few times more while holding down the shift key and was able to select all of the area *outside* of the monument. I start with one click of the magic wand: Similarly, real-world images like this one that have a relatively simple composition with straightforward shading can be easily cut out. Using the magic wand with shaded backgrounds I could then copy and paste into another image if that’s my goal. If I choose to cut the area out with a simple “Cut” command, I have the robot all by itself. The area selected is outlined with flashing pixels. One click with the magic wand, and I’ve selected the entire area outside of the robot. I started by opening a blank, transparent canvas and pasting the Instructables robot into it as a layer. The easiest images to alter are ones like this illustration of the Instructables robot, which is basically a collection of flat colors with very clear outlines. ![]() Hit the delete key or choose Cut from the Edit menu to delete selected areas.Hold down the shift key to add more areas to your selection (if needed).The magic wand will outline the area selected with flashing dotted lines. Select the magic wand tool from the toolbar.You’ve got nothing to lose and an undo button with you at all times. Once you do that, you’ll see the respective area outlined with a flashing dotted line. If the background is one color or monotone or without a lot of complex shading or tones, or if the area you want to cut out has a strong outline that sets it apart from the background (e.g., a logo), you can simply use the magic wand and click on the area you want to copy or the area you want to cut. The magic wand is magically effective when your background is simple in nature. Today, we’re going to show you the simple way later this week, we’ll show you the advanced way. A lot depends on the background of your photo and how complex the image is. How do you cut things out? That’s one of the questions we hear the most. Cutting out an image can be very easy or a bit challenging.
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