GraphxNMore 282 Posted September 5, 2017 I'm using CS6. I know there's an easy way to do it. When I do a trace, it looks like crap. I need the black completely gone in case I need the "text" in a different color and on various color substrates in the future. Any direction is greatly appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 5, 2017 You are doing an auto trace and they usually don't handle messy files well. Your best to figure out the font which in this case appears to be: Fette Fraktur LT Pro (Regular) and type out what you can then modify the rest or do a manual (hand trace) on the image. I almost never use the auto trace option and opt to trace it out manually. Takes a little practice but once mastered it's actually faster than doing an auto trace and spending time trying to clean it up. Several elements within this are custom drawn. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark-s 1,126 Posted September 5, 2017 PhotoShop eraser tool I`d use the font my self. mark-s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks guys. I was hoping I could use their file so everything would match. No way I can match all the "antiquing". Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 5, 2017 53 minutes ago, jep8fan said: Thanks guys. I was hoping I could use their file so everything would match. No way I can match all the "antiquing". Lol Unless this is shirt vinyl you would not get that splatter mess to cut and be usable anyway. Even with HTV a lot of the inner grunge will be a mess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted September 5, 2017 12 hours ago, Wildgoose said: Unless this is shirt vinyl you would not get that splatter mess to cut and be usable anyway. Even with HTV a lot of the inner grunge will be a mess. Gonna do all sublimation or printed transfers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted September 5, 2017 For both of those processes you don't specifically need a vector file, do you? Obviously a vector is better for scaling but a raster image can be made to work, correct? At any rate, to answer your first question if you have photo shop you should be able to use the eyedropper tool to select and change colors in a raster image. http://www.dummies.com/software/adobe/photoshop/photoshop-cs6-eyedropper-tool-lift-or-sample-color/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 5, 2017 5 hours ago, jep8fan said: Gonna do all sublimation or printed transfers. Total game changer then. Can't you just invert the image in PS or Gimp and have a black on white? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 5, 2017 Here is an inverted version. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted September 6, 2017 21 hours ago, Wildgoose said: Here is an inverted version. Sweet. I tried gimp once, I think it's actually still on our dinosaur PC. LOL I'll give this a try. Much appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted September 6, 2017 A higher resolution image would be better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites