Stephan Henningsen wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have made a drawing and have scanned it. The drawing is
> black on white paper (greyscaled, not 1-bit palette).
> <snipped...>
> But how do I converte all the white to alpha? I've tried
> with Select By Colour, but it's not good at all, since alot
You need to turn your drawing into an alpha mask. Then
apply it to a black (or however you want to color the lines)
background.
Here is how you do this.
0. Add Alpha Channel if it does not already
have one <Right Mouse Button>->Layers->Add Channel
1. Copy the image: Cntl-C
2. Fill your image with the color you want to have
for your lines (black typically)
3. Move mouse over Layers Channels & Paths to your
selected drawing layer; add Alpha Mask
<Right Mouse Button>->Add Layer Mask. Pick
"Black (Full Transparency)"
4. In LC&P, The layer should now have two previews;
the right one is black and has a white border, indicating
that it is selected.
5. Paste the cut you made in step 1. (Cntl-V)
6. Anchor the pasted layer (Cntl-h)
7. You should now see your drawing in the layer's
right hand preview. It still has a white border around
it, indicated that it is a selected mask (but this may
be hard to see if your drawing has a white background
8. Invert <Right Mouse Button>->Image->Colors ->Invert
9. Move mouse over Layers Channels & Paths to your
selected drawing layer; Apply Layer Mask
That should just about do it.
Be good, be well
Garry
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