removing or replacing color or background

[Kay Poe webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I am using Fireworks 4. Is there an easy way to replace an entire color or background?

I have used the magic wand with varying tolerances and feathering, aliasing, etc., but i have to go piece by tedious piece and it still doesn't work. The problem is my image is a purse with alot of fringe over a color (the color peeks through) and when i use the magic wand it inevitably removes fringe or doesn't work. The link is below. I left the pictures large so someone could get a good idea of the fringe section.

Thanks very much.



Referring URLs
[url]http://www.twanggang.com/purses[/url]

[Kay Poe webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

PS I am trying to put these on a solid white background.

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <bfc8l4$ke1$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"Kay Poe" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> I have used the magic wand with varying tolerances and feathering, aliasing,
> etc., but i have to go piece by tedious piece and it still doesn't work. The
> problem is my image is a purse with alot of fringe over a color (the color
> peeks through) and when i use the magic wand it inevitably removes fringe or
> doesn't work.

Wow, that's as challenging as hair!

Your best bet is tracing the edge with the Pen tool, and knocking out
the background with a mask. Masking is almost always the best solution,
but especially in cases this complex.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
[url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]

[Kay Poe webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

thanks for the advice. i'll try that. i haven't used a mask before but i'm pretty sure there's some info in the software tutorial; i think i've seen it. thanks again.