I used the custom shape tool in Photoshop to make a paw print and then took it into Illustrator and used the Live Trace tool to vectorize it (as the image will be used in an Illustrator file). Now I cannot figure out how to remove the white background from around it. I have a gradient behind the image and must have the white box removed from it. I'm sure the method is probably quite simple but I am rather new to Illustrator so would greatly appreciate any advice! Thank you!!
Removing white background around image...leahzierke wrote:
I used the custom shape tool in Photoshop to make a paw print and then took it into Illustrator and used the Live Trace tool to vectorize it (as the image will be used in an Illustrator file). Now I cannot figure out how to remove the white background from around it. I have a gradient behind the image and must have the white box removed from it. I'm sure the method is probably quite simple but I am rather new to Illustrator so would greatly appreciate any advice! Thank you!!
Removing white background around image...If you have the path already created in Illustrator, however it got there, all you need to do is fill it with a color. Then you can delete the pasted image.
For something as simple as a paw print I'd recommend hand-tracing it with the pen tool though, even if you're new to Illustrator. The auto-trace function is likely to give very rough results.
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