If this is asked, press OK and continue with the tutorial. If you are using an older version of Paint Shop Pro you may get a warning that you must change your selection into a non floating layer.

To make your outline, click Selections > Modify > Expand. Go to Edit > Paste As New Selection to paste your transparent image on the black canvas. Make sure the new image is wider and higher than your transparent image. In this tutorial the outline will be black. The background colour is the colour you want for the new outline. Or above, ensure you have the check box marked contiguous, selected (this means that only the area adjacent to where you clicked will be selected).Īlso make sure the Anti-Alias check-box is selected.Īfter you've selected the background you press 'Delete' on your keyboard. Using the magic wand tool, make sure the tolerance is at five, and that it is on Add mode. Use the Magic Wand Tool to select all the white background parts. Right-click the layer called 'Background' and select 'Promote Background Layer'. If you already know how to make the background transparent you can skip this step.įirst, find the layers section at the right bottom of the screen. Step 2 - Making the image background transparentįor the best effects of a 'Feathered Outline', you need a transparent background. You can do this by going to Image> Increase color depth> RGB - 16 bits/channel, or press CTRL+SHIFT+0. Now go back to Paint Shop Pro and click on Edit > Paste as New Image.Īfter you have done this, your image will be pasted into PSP.Īs you can see, on the right of the screen, in the Materials palette, we only have a few colours to use. When you have found an image, right-click it and select 'Copy'. In this tutorial thisĬute Harris Shopkeeper image is used. Now find yourself a nice image you want to use for this tutorial. If you are using a different version of PSP things might look a little different for you, but the overall idea will be the same. You can download a trial if you don't have

In order to continue with this tutorial you will need a program called Paint Shop Pro.

This method can be used for transparent badges, banners, cropped images or just for text. This tutorial will teach you how to make smooth outlines.

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