If the Show original image check box is enabled, the removed areas are tinted white. White matte - displays the cutout against a white background. If the Show original image check box is enabled, the removed areas are tinted black. If the Show original image check box is enabled, the removed areas are tinted gray.īlack matte - displays the cutout against a black background. Grayscale - displays the cutout against a gray background.

If the Show original image check box is enabled, the removed areas appear under a semitransparent black-and-white checkered pattern. None - displays the cutout against a black-and-white checkered pattern. If you created a cutout from a background image, the background is converted to an object.įrom the Background list box, choose any of the following options: A clip mask is a mask that is attached to an object and lets you change the transparency of an object without permanently affecting it. If you want to touch up the cutout, click the Add detail or Remove detail tool, and drag over an edge.įrom the Cutout results area, choose any of the following options:Ĭutout - creates an object from the cutout and discards the original imageĬutout and original image - creates an object from the cutout and preserves the original imageĬutout as clip mask - creates a clip mask from the cutout and attaches the clip mask to the original image. The line should slightly overlap the surrounding background.Ĭlick the Inside fill tool, and click inside the area you want to cut out. In the preview window, draw a line along the edges of the image area that you want to cut out. You can pan to view image areas that fall outside the preview window. You can also zoom in to get a closer look at image detail or zoom out to view a larger area of the image. Also, you can change the highlight and the fill color to make them more visible. Conversely, if an image area has blurred or wispy edges that are hard to define, you can use a thicker line. If an image area has hard edges, you can use a thinner line to define its edges more precisely. For example, you can customize the thickness of the highlight by changing the nib size of the Highlighter tool. You can set options for some of the tools in the Cutout Lab. (5 - optional) Place the cutout against a background image. (4) Bring the cutout into the image window. (3) Preview the cutout and touch it up if needed. You can also choose to keep both the cutout and the original image, or create a clip mask from the cutout.Ĭutout Lab workflow: (1) Highlight the edges of the image area (2) Add a fill to the inside.

If you make a mistake, you can erase and redo sections of the highlighted and filled area, undo or redo an action, or revert to the original image.īy default, the cutout is placed as an object in the image window and the original image is removed.

If necessary, you can touch up the cutout by adding or removing detail along its edges. You can also preview the cutout with the original image showing underneath and with the highlight and fill displayed. To evaluate the results, you can preview the cutout with the background removed or against a background of gray, white, or black. To cut out an image area, you draw a highlight over its edges and then apply a fill to define the inside of the area. This feature allows you to isolate image areas and preserve edge detail, such as hair or blurred edges. The Cutout Lab lets you cut out image areas from the surrounding background.

Cutting out picture shapes