Is there any way to view whether you've got the edges right when creating a new card picture? I mean, the way it is now, I have to view the picture in RebEd to se whether any blue comes through... Is there any way this can be done in Photoshop?

Not that I knew, but again I always use a hard brush for the edges of the picture.

In PSP, you can set the pictures transparent color to blue, and hit View Transparency. Or you can create a new image with a different color and copy the image in as a transparent selection.

 

Hope you can do this in Photoshop as well!

In PSP, you can set the pictures transparent color to blue, and hit View Transparency. Or you can create a new image with a different color and copy the image in as a transparent selection.

Come again?! I see the words. I read the words. I know the meaning of the words. But somehow, I fail to understand what you mean...

 

Hope you can do this in Photoshop as well!

As soon as I understand what you mean, I hope so too!

In PSP:

Goto Colors

Set Palette Transparency

Select Set transparency value to palette entry

Click the color to set it to blue

Click Ok

Goto Colors

View Palette Transparency

 

 

Or

 

Create a New Image - File - New

Background color something other than Blue

Set your current background color to blue

Copy source image

Paste into new image using Paste as Transparent Selection

 

I don't use Photoshop, but I'm sure the same methods will still apply.

Thank, E, I'll try this!

You can also try the following (please bear in mind, that I don't use PSP, or PS much): you could just fill the blue area of the picture with another, preferrably seldom used color, like green, and see, if there are still blue pixels at the edges of your character pic.

The thing is, RebEd uses the color of the pixel, that is in the lower left corner of your pic for the transparent color.

Thanks, Mask. The point is, though, that I'm convinced taht I have every blue pixel in my pics covered after I've scanned the edges and retouched with a pixelwide air/paintbrush... However, I still get some blue 'shinethrough' in my cards...

Disable Anti-aliasing. That way, your program won't smug your edges.

Disable Anti-aliasing. That way, your program won't smug your edges.

I think that's just the answer I'm looking for.