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Georges5CCE
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February 28, 2022
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How to keep only the outline of an object

  • February 28, 2022
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Hello everyone, I am doing a project on photoshop and I imported an image there, I would like to create an outline for it and delete the image to keep only the outline. can someone please help me.

    Correct answer melissapiccone

    There is a super easy way to do this - but I'm not exactly sure of what you are trying to do. If you have a subject on a layer with no background, you can add a layer style of a stroke around it. Then for the layer, set the fill to 0. 

     

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    Blues_age
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    February 3, 2025

    Thank yopu, this is perfect, however I would need to slow the video down so I can follow the steps, or get the directions in text form . How can I do that?

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    February 3, 2025

    You can download the gif and open it in Photoshop. 

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      February 28, 2022

      Create a new Layer above your image layer.

      Trace or draw outline on a new layer. 

      When done disable or delete bottom layer.  See screenshot.

       

       

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        Trevor.Dennis
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        Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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        March 1, 2022

        Nancy, I was going to describe your images as very 'Andy Warhol' but I thought I'd better check, and his Marilyn Monroe images are not what I was remembering.  I actually like yours better than his horrible use of colour, but we are not allowed to question _anything_ labelled as art nowadays.

         

          Nancy OShea
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          Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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          March 1, 2022

          😁

           

          Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
          melissapiccone
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          melissapicconeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          February 28, 2022

          There is a super easy way to do this - but I'm not exactly sure of what you are trying to do. If you have a subject on a layer with no background, you can add a layer style of a stroke around it. Then for the layer, set the fill to 0. 

           

          Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
            Conrad_C
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            Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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            March 1, 2022

            If you want to use Melissa’s method but you need to cut out the subject first, start by choosing the Select > Subject command, so that you can avoid as much manual selection as possible. Does the demo below do what you want?

             

              c.pfaffenbichler
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              c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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              February 28, 2022

              Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible? 

                Ares Hovhannesyan
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                Ares HovhannesyanCommunity Expert
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                February 28, 2022

                You can use new Content Aware Pen Tool https://youtu.be/sFvo9-DMlR0 or you can make selection and then convert it to pats from the Paths pannel. That is more easy. 

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