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I am learning photoshop and am trying to design a wedding invite for my daughter using it. I took a photo of a flower vine and traced the parts I wanted with the polygonal lasso tool. I was able to add a black background and I liked how it looked (clean lines, etc.) Now I want to delete the background altogether and make it transparent so I can transfer it into publisher for the invite.
When I delete the background (or make it transparent) the process degrades the flower vine. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? And can you help me? Grateful in advance!
PS -HP laptop, windows 10
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What actually "degrades" can you show a before and after screenshot (at 100% zoom)
Dave
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Hi, Dave,
I deleted what I had done and planned to start over when I remembered the community. I plan to work on this again and assuming I have the same issue, I'll post screenshots. Many thanks for replying so quickly.
Linda
PS -There seems to be a quick and easy way to add a transparent background to a portrait shot. Are there any shortcuts for a image such as a flower vine with its "nooks and crannies" and whose green vine is close in color to its background of grass?
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Go to File > New and enter the desired output size (width, height and resolution in pixels). If unsure, ask your professional print shop what settings to use. Choose Transparent background from the drop-list. See screenshot.
Place your vine and other elements on new layers above the transparent background.
This way, each element can be manipulated individually.
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Thank you, Nancy. I will try practising your suggestions.
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Adobe Stock is a good resource for wedding invitation templates.
https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=wedding%20invitation
Photoshop contains vector flourishes in the Custom Shapes Panel. If you're just starting out, you'll find those easier to use than an unmasked raster image.
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Dave, when you try to remove a background with a selection, whether it's the lasso tool or the magic wand, it really doesn't work very well even if you go to "Refine Edge." Here's what you can get:
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Hi Leslie, what you are showing is a problem with the selection, but the poster describes having a clean selection which worked well in seperating teh subject and showing it on a black background. It then degraded after the background was removed. That is what I wanted to see.
Dave