how do i erase the whites and keep the ink?

[sickelsick]

i know sum1 out there knows how to erase the whites (makes them transparent) and keep the ink...

i just figured out how to do it in corel but cant figure it out in PS CS2

HELP! I WANNA USE IT NOW!! heh

[Erilaz]

There's multiple ways to do this.

The method I think you're looking for is "multiply". Look at the drop down box in the layers palette.

[cyberphobia]

sorry, but if I received this reply, I wouldn't know what to do. so.. make a new layer below your sketch layer. [if the sketch layer is background, you'll have to make it no-back first by doubleclicking the layer]. then set your sketch layer mode to multiply [dropbox on top of layers palette].. then you can paint in the layer below, white on sketch would be transparent.

[Peskykid]

Here's what I do so I don't use muliply.

1. Make sure your're in greyscale mode and your lines are as dark as you want them to be (use levels or curves)

2. make layer call it 'lineart'

3. go to channels. load greyscale channel as selection.

4. inverse selection.

5. go to your new 'lineart' layer and fill the selection with 100% black.

6. Deselect. Create a new layer below 'lineart' and call it 'colour'

7. change mode to RGB and don't flatten layers.

8. now you can go ahead and work in the blank 'colour' below lineart (I often lock 'lineart' just in case)

Now go back and record it as an action so you don't have to do it ever again!

[FlipMcgee]

magic eraser tool

[Mofo101]

like this? (http://www.dubtastic.com/res/RemoveWhite.zip) its a plugin by Mark Mclaren, who seems to have dropped of the face of the planet... otherwise I would also link to his web site.

[Pixeldragoon]

Multiply is so much faster and cleaner...

[rorke]

magic eraser tool
UM IKkkkkkk on that comment

[aesir]

Multiply is so much faster and cleaner...

But sometimes you really need to erase everything outside the lines so that you can have layers in an animation project.

[Peskykid]

I much prefer to have the inks on a seperate layer with no whites. It allows you to colour the lines much easier which is great for comic book colouring - especially when adding lighting or playing with distance

[Aly Fell]

The easiest way to do this is to download a little filter: It's called 'Eliminate White' and works like a charm. You might have to adjust the Brightness/Contrast to darken the line up a bit, but over a white layer you'll have no problems. Make sure the layer you want to remove the white from is not the background though, but is a layer.

LINK (http://www.edesign.com/filters/)

[Cthetiger]

this works great.
http://share.studio.adobe.com/axAssetDetailSubmit.asp?aID=13035&back=http%3A%2F%2Fshare%2Estudio%2Eadobe%2Ecom%2Fa xBrowseSubmit%2Easp%3Fr%3D0%26c%3D37%26pgsel1%3D2

[Xplode]

try this...

Use the Select Color Range tool (in the Select menu)
Choose White, and it will select all whites (and colors close to white, depending on your 'fuzziness' settings)
After the whites are selected, just delete them

[Jason Ross]

If you need to keep the intergrity of your blacks (inks) then the method described by PeskyKid is the absolute best way to do it. With the method he describes you can "lock pixels" in the layer options and then at any point in the painting shade your blacks any color without affecting the under layers. But if you are just doing something fast or plan on painting over the blacks during your process then "Multiply" is fine.