Photoshop Help

[bigmoose]

Hi, Please could I have a little assistance in changing the background of this picture from white to black. I have been trying for ages and I cannot do it an I am here as a last resort. Thank you.

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[simonator]

bigmoose said:

Hi, Please could I have a little assistance in changing the background of this picture from white to black. I have been trying for ages and I cannot do it an I am here as a last resort. Thank you.

The easiest way is to create a path around the chili, select the inverse and then fill that area in black.

Problem is that the shadow from the chili would be lost with a black background, but i dont think that would matter too much.

Here is a very quick and rough result. (i just used a quick magnetic lasso tool for this, but you could obtain a much better result using a vector clipping path.

[-DeaDLocK-]

One should always first start with the high-res image first, as this makes life much easier.

A relatively decent result (magic wand, polygon selection, 1px contraction and 1px feathering):



Note that it is impossible to get a natural-looking result, because the surface of the chilli is glossy and reflects a lot of the lightbox surroundings. Said chilli, even when isolated, would look totally different if taken in a black box.

[Simpo Two]

I tried it on a red b/g:



That's fixed it

Edited by Simpo Two on Saturday 29th May 09:40

[bigmoose]

Cheers for your help guys. The red background is the way to go as it looks more natural. DeaDlock, cheers for that, I will need to find a new picture then I think...

[M-J-B]

Simpo Two said:

I tried it on a red b/g:



That's fixed it

Edited by Simpo Two on Saturday 29th May 09:40

We're off again......