what way can i crop this layout?

[Andy Gorman]

Use the magic wand tool. Then invert the selection, go to ‘modify’ and then expand. Invert again and erase the background.

Clear as mud!

Like this?

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[David Lowery]

Like this (?)

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[Nicola McIntosh]

yeh like yours dave but without the white background 😀

tried your method andy and i got stuck, but i will need to know how to do it..cause ive got loads of similar pieces to do 😕

nik

[Andy Gorman]

The method I gave does give ‘no background’ but it appears white because I exported as a jpg. The width of your border can be set when you get to the ‘expand’ part. All this is done in the select drop down menu.

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Andy Gorman:

The width of your border can be set when you get to the ‘expand’ part. All this is done in the select drop down menu.

got that far andy..but stuck on the erase background bit 😕

nik

[Robert Lambie]

nik, i might be wrong here but…
you are wanting to select all the yellow.
cut it from image.
paste it into a new background, possibly clear or whatever colour?
then create a black halo on the yellow text that you can increase and decrease the spread?

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Robert Lambie:

nik, i might be wrong here but…
you are wanting to select all the yellow.
cut it from image.
paste it into a new background, possibly clear or whatever colour?
then create a black halo on the yellow text that you can increase and decrease the spread?

its going onto a black & cream background….so i need to dodge the cream and crop the black in as much as i can 😕 hope u understood that too… 😉

nik

[Andy Gorman]

Nik, once you have expanded the selection to the required width, invert it so the background is selected instead, then use the eraser tool. (It looks like a rubber!)

[David Rogers]

Is this what you mean?

ripped it to a vector & outlined it.

Easily imported & converted to a transparent gif, and/ or use the wand to select the background then copy & paste over your other image.

Dave

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[Nicola McIntosh]

oh what a day ive had 😮 thanks for all your help…..the penny finally dropped when i done the cropping in signlab….. 😳 i had saved as a jpeg..and yes i got a white background 🙄 silly me forgot to export as a ai. im not a fan of photoshop as there is so much to learn..but i need to keep at it…..and andy i know what a rubber looks like 😉

nik

[Peter Normington]

Nik, cropping and clipping are 2 different things, I think you need to contour cut in signlab, then if needed , clip

Peter

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Peter Normington:

Nik, cropping and clipping are 2 different things, I think you need to contour cut in signlab, then if needed , clip
Peter

oh peter im in total brain dead mode now…. 😕 photoshop has worn me out today i think 😉

nik