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sebastians84844479
sebastians84844479
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June 20, 2017
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How do I change the background on an image?

  • June 20, 2017
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Heyy guys, So im completely new at photoshop and I wanna know how i can take an image with a lot of complex lines, take out the white spaces inside and fill those in so the shape now has those lines but with a new background instead? sorry if that wasn't very clear i can clarify if necessary

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    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2017

    There are usually several ways to do something in Photoshop... Your png design also has  edge issues. They cal be address by delets area on the design layer.

    JJMack
    sebastians84844479
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    June 20, 2017

    Thanks so much for the answer and that looks awesome! haha i still kind of having trouble with this layers thing though, ive managed to get it so the the lines are over the rainbow but now how do it get the colours just in the shape?

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2017

    The colors are not just the shape.  The color layer is mask by the clipping layer or a layer mask.  You can get the layer mask by loafe the design layer transparency as a selection and adding the select as a layer mask on the rainbow layer.  However the are edge issues with your design layer.

    JJMack
    Michael J. Hoffman
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    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2017

    In this case, I also added a layer mask to the color layer to permit it only to show through the design layer.

    Mike

    sebastians84844479
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    June 20, 2017

    Thanks so much for that! And how do i go about doing that layer mask so the colour goes only in the design?

    Michael J. Hoffman
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    Michael J. HoffmanCommunity Expert
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    June 20, 2017

    Hi Sebastian,

    Place the design layer over top of the color layer. Select the design layer and change the blend mode to "Multiply."

    Youve posted in the non-technical Lounge, so I'll move this post to the Photoshop forum in case others have additional suggestions.

    Mike

      JJMack
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      JJMackCommunity Expert
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      June 20, 2017

      Since your design is a PNG do it the other way. Open the PNG in Photoshop. Use menu File>Place to Place in the  rainbow above your design. Use the Place transform to scale the rainbow to cover your design.  Clip that smart object layer to your design layer and change the smart object layer's blending mode to multiply. The resilt will look like this.

      JJMack

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