How would you cut this white out?

[lawtzy]

Hi all

I am not the best in photoshop and have this image I need to work with provided by a client.

It needs to have a black background where there are larger pieces of white. So theres a circular bit, the bottom bit and 4 other small areas.

How would you do this? I've tried selecting by colour, but magic wand tool and also with a second layer of pure black and masking but I just can't get a finish they are happy with - it just needs to look like its naturally on a black background and part of this image.

Any suggestions?!

image attached.

Thanks

 

[Inkz]

Magic wand tol 32...

Then click on a white space the hold shift in and click on the other white spaces then press delete.

Hope this helps.

 

[lawtzy]

Hi

This seems to be okay on the two larger areas (bottom and circular bit) but on the 4 smaller white areas it leaves a nasty white edge around the selection? Thanks! Like this attached ...

Thank you for your reply though!
S

 

[Paul]

I am not being funny here, but you say this is for a client?

 

[egosbar]

try using the blur tool maybe that might blend it

 

[Inkz]

This may help you out more...

 

[smoke]

here's my approach as simple as i could!

heres result from actual video



My first video BTW

 

[IamSam]

Inkz..................the music was very distracting!!!!! I want to kill baby bunnies now!!! :evil:

Great video Smoke!

 

[lawtzy]

Thanks guys, I will watch these this morning.

Paul - it is for a client but it is something I wasnt anticipating. I design brochures etc and am not huge on photoshop! Hence asking you guys.

 

[dv8_fx]

Thanks guys, I will watch these this morning.

Paul - it is for a client but it is something I wasnt anticipating. I design brochures etc and am not huge on photoshop! Hence asking you guys.

Corel or Publisher user by any chance?

I don't mean anything, but learning a bit on Photoshop can help with emergency or special use for image fixes.

 

[Inkz]

Inkz..................the music was very distracting!!!!! I want to kill baby bunnies now!!! :evil:

Great video Smoke!

I hear you lol..

But there is a volume button somewhere, and these vids go on my youtube channel, most of my subscribers are of the younger generation hence the choice of music.

 

[Remote-Medic]

lol at Sam, I'll grab the bat hehe

I went about it in a different way, I used the 'Blend If' option in Layer Styles. Holding the 'Alt' key to refine the selection.

Kind of achieves the desired effect and another method in your tool box so to speak

 

[IamSam]

........But there is a volume button somewhere.......

I almost broke a finger trying to get to it!!!!

I wont make a vid, but I used a channel mask to remove the white and it worked great!
The slight faded whitish area remained, so I took it out using the pen tool. Comparing the two, I really prefer the faded white, it looks more like it supposed to be there.