dsrt1684 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I have worked with scrapsimple paper templates before, and I have always successfully colorized them using a variety of methods that I research, but I can't seem to get anything to work for this paper template. I used the magic wand to select the flowers(white part of template), and then colored them pink, but it also made the background pink, so then I would have to cut out the lace paper. It won't color just the flowers without coloring the background. I can not seem to color the black part of the template at all. I can't select the black part with a magic wand, and I am not sure how else to try and just select the black part. I tried clipping a layer mask, but then that colorized the whole thing: white part and black part, and it looked awful to be all one color...couldn't tell it was lace anymore. When I downloaded it, the samples looked so pretty, but I can't seem to figure out how to use this particular template. I just need the white part, the flowers, to be one color, and the black part, the paper and lace, to be a different color. Nothing I have tried seems to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I just tried re-creating this with a similar template. I made the foreground color chip the color I wanted the flowers to be and I used the magic wand with add to selection and Contiguous checked to select each of the flowers, then I went to Edit>Fill Selection... using foreground color. This filled the selected flowers with my first color. Then I pressed CTRL+D to deselect. Next, I changed the foreground color chip to the color I wanted the black part to be, and used the magic wand to select the black part of the template, (this only takes one click of the mouse on the black section of the template) again with Contiguous checked, and went to Edit>Fill Selection... using foreground color. This filled the black part of the template with my chosen color. Then I just pressed CTRL+D to deselect. Hope this is helpful. Maybe someone else will be along with another way to try. Let us know if you get it figured out or if you still need more help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Add new layer over paper template. Color the new layer (paint can) Apply blend mode SCREEN. The black becomes your new color. Merge into one layer. Add new layer. Color the new layer. Apply blend mode DARKEN. The white becomes your new color. Edited: This assumes that your template is a JPG, as shown in your attached image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Oh, darn, I got it to work the first time, but now my first color changes after I do step 7. Sorry, but maybe using blend modes will still give you something pretty that you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapgran Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I use the magic wand to make my selection then copy & paste it on to a new layer, recolour my 2 layers then merge them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I used the magic wand to select the flowers(white part of template), and then colored them pink, but it also made the background pink, so then I would have to cut out the lace paper. It won't color just the flowers without coloring the background. I think I see your problem, now. This paper template has no transparent background - it's white. When you "select the flowers", you are selecting all the white color which includes the white background. The solution would be to select the white background (contiguous) and delete it, but based on the image you uploaded, the magic wand may have trouble selecting the white background because the flower outlines are so fine. However, once the white background is deleted i.e. made transparent, you can select the white color (UNCHECK contiguous) and fill this selection with pink. Edited: This assumes your template is a JPG as shown in your attached image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Okay, Katie, maybe between both Linda and me, we'll get this figured out. As Linda mentioned, if the template doesn't have a transparent background, you would need to select the white background and delete it. Now that the template is on a transparent background, change the foreground color chip to the color you want your flowers to be. When you use the magic wand to select the flowers, be sure to uncheck contiguous, and set the tolerance to 32. Click on one of the white flowers, then go to Edit>Fill Selection... using foreground color. Now press CTRL+D to deselect. All of your flowers should now be your chosen color. Now change the foreground color chip to your second color, click once on the black area of the template, go to Edit>Fill Selection... using foreground color. Now press CTRL+D to deselect. Is this the effect you are trying to achieve? Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Theresa, I found the product. If you have it in your stash, you can play with the actual template. http://store.scrapgirls.com/ScrapSimple-Paper-Templates-Lace-Edge.html It appears to me that these are PNGs with transparent backgrounds and that clipping papers and using blends are the best way to use these templates. The flowers are the outlines. The flower "insides" are part of the PNG transparent areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Katie, if you really want to "color in the flowers", on a new layer, UNDER the paper template, use a brush and start coloring in the flowers. Because you are adding color UNDER the template, it looks like you are doing a great job of staying within the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Wow you all re great and this is good information to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thank you everyone. I just saw this all today. I will play around with these ideas, and hopefully, get it to work. Theresa, yes, that is the effect I am trying to achieve. I could get it all one color, but then you lose the lace design if it is all one color. Before when I tried, selecting the flowers was also selecting the background, so I will work on making that background transparent. Also, the magic wand would not even select the black part at all. I would click on the center area of the black, and it would still select the white. But you have all given great tips, so I will try them to see what works. Thank you! Thank you! I have worked with paper templates before, and this is the first one that has seemed to give me such a headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 I see that you said clipping papers was the best way to go. I will try that; I just didn't want to loose the lace effect, and it seemed that when I did just one color option the lace effect was lost. It isn't necessarily that I need the flowers to be a different color; I just thought that was the only way to get the lace look still in tact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Before when I tried, selecting the flowers was also selecting the background, so I will work on making that background transparent. Also, the magic wand would not even select the black part at all. I would click on the center area of the black, and it would still select the white. Katie, the store description indicates that these are PNGs with transparent background. Is this not so? These are lace borders meant to show something underneath. If somehow you are working with a "flattened" version of the PNG, that would explain why you are struggling with an unwanted white background. Also, when you try to select the black part, perhaps you are not on the right layer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Katie, please be sure to keep us updated on your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I see that you said clipping papers was the best way to go... when I did just one color option the lace effect was lost. It sounds to me like you have somehow lost the PNG's transparency properties. Somehow you are working with a JPG-like image, a totally opaque rectangle. Clipping a paper or a layer of color, to a totally opaque rectangle just results in a rectangle made of the top layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You must start over and open the original PNG file. You will know it is the correct file if you see the grey and white little squares that indicate transparency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 The background is transparent, but so are the flowers, so I can not select the flowers without selecting the background. I tried the earlier tips, and I couldn't seem to get anything to work other than clipping a paper. I couldn't select the black part with the magic wand to color it, and I tried all sorts of things. But clipping a paper worked; however, since the flowers are transparent when the paper is clipped, the flowers stay transparent. I think it will be fine to keep them that way since I don't want to have to brush color them. I did start doing that, and Linda's method of a layer underneath worked, but I lost the patience...haha. I think they will be fine transparent since going on a layout with a paper background. After clipping the paper, I tried out different blending modes, and it didn't change anything except darken just took it back to a black template.....I have never been so confused by a scrapsimple product before. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hmmm, now I'm getting confused. Katie, what is the exact name of the template you are using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Real lace has see-through holes. The holes aren't meant to be colored in. These particular holes are flower shaped. They are supposed to let something else show through from behind. Blending modes are effective with the template has TEXTURE. Since these templates do not have texture (bumps, bevels, etc.), the blending modes don't have much to affect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 SNU_SSPaper_LaceEdge_12x12_2 I clipped a paper, and I got this. I like it. And when I put it on my template, you can see the transparent flowers since they are against the background paper on my template. (or not, I can't find the add attachment button). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Anyway, it works with the clipped paper and transparent flowers as they then show up as white on the template page. I get your point, Linda, about real lace having holes. It makes sense now. I just wasn't thinking about the template on the layout, and I was thinking with transparent flowers, you would not see them......but of course, it goes on my layout with a background paper. SO it all makes sense now! Also, the magic wand and fill selection method seemed to cause the lace effect to be lost, but the clipping paper kept the lacy look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Hi Katie, If you want to attach an image you need to click the More Reply Options button first. Here's a tutorial if you need it: How To Post Images In The Forum Would love to see what you came up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsrt1684 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thanks for reminding me how to add an attachment in the reply box. I had done it before, but I had forgotten. I am blaming it on pregnancy brain I just clipped this pink heart paper to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Glad you got something that will work for you. BTW, it looks lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 That will look so nice on whatever background you use on your scrapbook page. Congrats on the pregnancy news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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