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Need help making program icons
I have several pictures, such as the infinity one below, that I need to make into 48x48 icon files. Can someone help? I have access to photoshop and I am willing to purchase something else if it is better. I need to do this often, and it is always a struggle to get the end result into something that is crisp and with a transparent background. As you can see below, I have been trying with this infinity, and it comes out ok on a white background, but on dark backgrounds I always get this fuzzy white border. Help!
If someone can either give me the steps in photoshop (note: newb warning) or point me in some other direction I would be very grateful.
infinity-black.jpg
good.jpg
bad.jpg
If someone can either give me the steps in photoshop (note: newb warning) or point me in some other direction I would be very grateful.
infinity-black.jpg
good.jpg
bad.jpg
to simplify, if you open the white version in photoshop, unlock it, and erase all the white backround with the backround eraser tool.... then you can set this on top of another darker layer and you will not see those spots
There's some dedicated software for creating icon files. Take a look at http://www.icon-maker.com/download.htm
Cmd/Ctrl j Your layer to make a copy layer
Fill original layer with blue for testing purposes ( remember to delete this layer when done)
Use the wand tool select the symbol (black) tolerance set at 32 when selected
from menu > select > inverse
or cmd/ctrl shift I to inverse the selection
and simple delete the background
see screens and final png
infinity-black.png
Screen-shot-2010-03-02-at-20.23..png
Screen-shot-2010-03-02-at-20.24..png
Fill original layer with blue for testing purposes ( remember to delete this layer when done)
Use the wand tool select the symbol (black) tolerance set at 32 when selected
from menu > select > inverse
or cmd/ctrl shift I to inverse the selection
and simple delete the background
see screens and final png
infinity-black.png
Screen-shot-2010-03-02-at-20.23..png
Screen-shot-2010-03-02-at-20.24..png
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this can be done by opening it in photoshop and placing another darker layer underneath, set the focus back to white version and use the backround eraser tool after you have made sure it is unlocked. this will allow you to clean up that layer to where you will not get those white spots when placed on top of a dark backround later