Changing Colour to Greyscale

[Mike Bailey]

Take any color bitmap or drawing, cover it with a 100% black overlay (a rectangle or any shape you desire), select the transparency tool and set the overlay transparency to flat, set the transparency type to saturation, amount 0.0% http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[traceyp]

Richard/Charles

Thanks for the assistance - it's greatly appreciated. I sorted out the method you suggested Richard, just after I'd placed my last post and yes, that is a way of achieving my aim. In fact, it will probably have to suffice for pre-built vector graphics filled with just a colour - Charles' method does not work if the fill is not a bitmap (probably didn't in the earlier version either since it was a bitmap effect). Nevertheless, a bitmap copy can be made of the vector graphic and since it is a bitmap copy, the original is still in place for me to make any changes I deem to be necessary.

As requested Charles, I have changed the title of the thread so others can see what it is all about.

Again many thanks to all for the help given.

Tracey.

[Mike Bailey]

Confused? I am, try this.
1. a color bitmap and some Xara quick shapes

[Mike Bailey]

2. A big 100% black rectangle placed on a new layer that covers the whole mess.

[Mike Bailey]

3. Select the transparency tool and set the big black rectangles transparency type to saturation.

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[Mike Bailey]

I almost forgot this one, set transparency to luminosity over a white background. Special effect: Try some color behind the transparent object.

[Mike Bailey]

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[raynerj]

thanks Mike. I just picked up a thing or two there myself.

[Mike Bailey]

Your welcome John. Maybe Tracey will get it too,
Since she asked the question.

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