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Change colour of lineart but retain transparent background

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    • April 22, 2020 at 3:57 am #1239882
      Anonymous
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      Is there a way to change the colour of lineart but retain the transparent background, without changing in Photoshop?
      I know that I can save a TIFF as grayscale and change the colour in InDesign. However, the background isn’t transparent.

      Is there a quick and easy way to do this?

    • April 22, 2020 at 9:28 am #1239908
      David Blatner
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      Grayscale images are not transparent. You could select the image inside the frame (with direct selection tool) and change the blending mode to Multiply in the Effects panel. Will that work?

    • April 22, 2020 at 9:34 am #1239918
      Anonymous
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      Thanks David. That’s what I’d normally do. However, the image is a black and white lineart scan, and they also want a version that is white on a dark background as well as a couple of other variations.

      A solution I’ve worked out is to convert the image to a bitmap, rather than a grayscale, in Photoshop and then save as a TIFF. I can then change the colour of the artwork in InDesign and retain the transparent background.

      Does this seem like a decent workaround to you?

      Thanks again.

    • April 22, 2020 at 9:50 am #1239928
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      Yes, if you’re getting the image quality you want/need, then that should be good. Bitmap typically needs to be much higher resolution. Some articles on the topic:

      How to Make Amazing Halftone Effects with Photoshop


      and

      Scanning 101: Getting Great-Looking Line Art from Not-So-Great Sources

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