A Plea For Help

DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
edited November 2004 in Artwork Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">Asist me o people with art skills!</div> I recently changed my desktop to a dragon wallpaper (surprise surprise =3) and I really like it. However, I would like to change it's background to all black, instead of the shades of grey the author used. If anyone who has more mspaint/photoshop skills than I do would help me in finishing it - I've done as much as I can - I would really appreciate it.

The desktop in question: <a href='http://xs2.xs.to/pics/04115/wallpaper.PNG' target='_blank'>http://xs2.xs.to/pics/04115/wallpaper.PNG</a>

The original can be found at:<a href='http://dragonkahn.deviantart.com' target='_blank'>http://dragonkahn.deviantart.com</a>

-DM
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  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    edited November 2004
    Nice image!

    ~edit~

    The PNG I clicked on via your link seems to have a balck background... What's the problem now? You want to invert the colors?
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  • ArgentArgent Join Date: 2004-11-09 Member: 32705Members
    <a href='http://www.angelfire.com/art2/anthonyhupp/wallpaper.html' target='_blank'>Dragon Wallpaper</a>

    Is this what you wanted?
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The PNG I clicked on via your link seems to have a balck background... What's the problem now? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> There were some sections (check the base of the wing) that I couldn't color black.


    Argent(108) - that is exactly what I needed. CMNP 4 j00! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    For future reference, a command like <i>select color range</i> (definately in photoshop most likely in the Gimp) plus removing annoying bits with rectangular marqee should be a good way to go about that.

    Then just fill selection -> black.
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  • ArgentArgent Join Date: 2004-11-09 Member: 32705Members
    edited November 2004
    Actually, I find the select color range option to be not as useful when the area you are trying to remove is the same color as the area you are trying to keep. I used the pen tool in this picture to seperate the elements I wanted to keep from the elements I did not, then filled the background with black. That worked for everything except the lens flare, which I used the background eraser on.
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    The color similarity is why you need the marqee. Selecting one color range works great for most of the image, and you remove the part that it doesn't. Then you repeat with the color range for the other part of the document.

    The pen tool is wonderful, and if I wanted to do a professional-quality job (or create something from scratch) that's what I'd use, but for making a wallpaper it's probably not worth the fiddling. Definately more work than 2-3 range selections and 2-3 marqees.
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