You can extract it by cropping and then selecting it and erasing the background but it will be a rather smudgy collection of pixels.
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If you have access to the original (which was probably vector art or at least a clean copy) you would be better served.
Looks pretty straightforward and simple. If you can’t find an original vector version of the logo, it’d be pretty easy to rebuild from scratch.
I’d use Illustrator, but that’s just me. I’m more adept with the vector tools and functions in AI than I am with the vector tools in PS.
The font is a version of the Optima family and the ‘swooshes’ (for lack of a better term) are fairly basic. I too would vote rebuild in your favorite vector program (I’d use AI). Rebuilding would probably take the same or less time than cleaning up that logo and the result would be much, much better.
I guess it does make more sense to rebuild it. I do have access to Illustrator, I’ve just never used it…but I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for the help
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Hi everyone, I have an image with our company logo on it that I need to single out so that I can use it on other documents. How would I extract the "Inverness Landing" logo from this image?
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need to have it on a blank background…is this possible in photoshop?
Instead of trying to extract, perhaps it is easier to paint black everything outside the logo. However, you’d lose the shadow effect and it would look flat.
Assuming you have hired someone to create the logo, couldn’t you ask them to give you a vector version? Why duplicate the work yourself?
what john meant to say ptwo, is can you please turn off your autoquote when posting here?
feel free to quote a single relevant line or 2 but there’s no need to repost the entire post you’re responding to. this is basically a web forum that’s echoed to the newsgroups not really a pure newsgroup.
Here is what ended up working best for me. First, I did find a much better copy of the logo, which I scanned from a sheet with our letterhead. I loaded that into Illustrator, and used Live Trace. Since it was mostly black and white, it made a great copy. Then, I just used the paint bucket to fill in the black logo with white and make the background black.
OldBob: I’d love to see what you came up with. If you don’t mind, please email me at this address:
Thanks everybody
that kind of defeats the purpose of this forum tony, which is to share and help as many people as possible. please keep it on forum if it’s related (and not sensitive material).
thanks, dave
If you can identify that font or already know what it is, recreating the whole thing in Illy would be a snap; all you’d have to do is create one of the waves and copy it.
If you don’t know the font, crop around it and upload it to: <
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They’ve helped me figure out font identities more than I’d like to admit.
OUCH!
That’s not acceptable!!!
Go find the font and try again.
Hehe… Live Trace at work.
Yeah, find the font and do the wave manually. It’s not a complex piece so it shouldn’t take too long to do if you’re familiar with the pen tool.
Do those look grainy/choppy? I guess so.
Ok, I loaded the image into illustrator, and zoomed way in, and now am putting the vector points around the waves. I guess this is what you guys mean buy "hand tracing". I’ll post a link when I have something to show.
It’s not the waves that were so bad (although they weren’t great, and could be fixed without much work), it was the auto-traced letters.
This is the problem with auto-trace. For some things, and with the proper settings, it can work out OK. But almost always the vector objects produced as a result will need manual tweaking.
And it’s always best to find the font used wherever possible.
Tony:
It’s Optima-bold I think, with some kerning tweaks. It does appear that the "original" logo has lost some detail and been fattened slightly compared with the vector font work. Maybe a quick stroke style will fix this. Probably best to set it on top of your hires scan (and not the live trace) to be sure.
I’ve got the type set at work and can post a GIF for you in the AM. Touch up the curves and you’re in business. Write me at photoshop.forums /at/ gmail.com for a layer file.
J
How do I move an individual point of the object around to reshape the object?
Click on the point with the direct selection tool (the white arrow) – you’ll notice all the other (non-selected) points on that path turn white. You can then click-drag that point around.
Edit: that’s AI CS3. Not using the pen tool in PS.
Free Agent: thanks, that helped shape up the wave a little bit
J Maloney: a couple of questions.
1) I don’t have the Optima Font, is there anywhere I could find it online? If not, I guess I could just try find the closest match to one I already have.
2) I sent you an email about the layer file, and I’m not really sure what you mean by using a "quick stroke style" in photoshop. Is that an effect for text?
Thanks J Maloney, I will try to trace that PNG and see how it turns out…I might just buy the Optima Font if I can’t get the lettering to look similar enough, because that one is exactly the same.
thanks for everyone’s help…I will post a link when I have something to show
I hate to spoil the fun, but is this really the same font? Look at the R and the S (I’m comparing to the OP). Also your version looks more condensed. I’m not a typography professional, but the "ligatures" ES – LA don’t sit to well with me either.
The waves seem to be a good match.
Just took a closer look, I was wrong, it is the same font. Or close enough. But it’s definitely condensed, and that changes the whole visual feel of the logo. And I still don’t like the ligatures.
Otherwise you’re in business.
I agree with Freeagent.
The font is maybe near enough for what you want but the kerning (space between letters) is shot to hell.
Try resetting the type tool before you set the text and then adjust the kerning to match the original.
Yes, the kerning, absolutely.
With typography, the devil is in the details. Fascinating subject, all the time you can spend learning is well spent.
I agree with the others on the font. Kerning and height percentage are off enough to be noticeable; probably a condensed font, too.
It may actually be Optima in the original. It wouldn’t be the first time a designer started with a standard font, made outlines out of it, and made detailed changes to avoid being copied too easily. I have many times.
And I’d replace the top wave with a copy of your bottom one.
Purchasing Optima is a good call. You’ll very likely use it elsewhere as well.
Hey guys, I agree that the font looks a little different. It’s from the Optima family that I bought. I couldn’t find a closer match. The letters look exactly the same, but I am going to do a little research into font spacing and see if I can get it spaced a little better. If I can’t get it to look better though, I think this will definitely work.
The font is Optima Black (with really crappy kerning) and there is no scaling involved, it has really tight leading.
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