Photo and Graphic Designer MX & Designer Pro X Released

[handrawn]

and inversely with the eraser Bill of course .... cool - quite a few members [me included] should be very happy with this

[Soquili]

Steve I am still evaluating the Eraser. Some instances create a soft erase that is actually a mask simply hiding the objects underneath. The Eraser will perform a hard erase of a vector object or photograph.

[mwenz]

Steve I am still evaluating the Eraser. Some instances create a soft erase that is actually a mask simply hiding the objects underneath. The Eraser will perform a hard erase of a vector object or photograph.

Which, the soft erase with an image, is pretty cool because of what you can then do with the mask...which is to reveal more of the image in a creative way.

I gotta download the trial while I save my pennies!

[Antspants]

"I think you'll find it's a little thing called VAT". Yes thanks PeteS, not sure you really needed to be so patronising but whatever floats the boat for ya.

[xtom]

Isolating hair in photos just got a bit easier. I did this using just the native tool set including the new colour/select erase tool and the shape eraser tool. Still a few steps to do it but it's quick enough.

[gwpriester]

The eraser is non destructive and you can use it on both vector objects, groups of objects, blends, and almost anything else, as well as bitmaps.

The Shape Builder Tool is very cool and I really love the Color Select/Erase. I was hoping my review would be posted by now but perhaps there are some technical issues to be sorted. I cover all this and all the other cool new features.

In the first image I cropped into a photo then added a cloud like vignette.

The Color Select/Erase can select and erase more than one color at a time and used with the new Soft Mask can select an existing color/range of colors and modify it or change the colors. It works best if there is a lot of contrast between the color selected and the colors protected.

In the third illustration I selected the Quail logo, added a Soft Mask and used the new Photo Tool > Set Photo Hue settings to create a range of color variations.

[planetsquid]

It's because you've got to the US page and you've got VAT added to that.

Sorry Antspants, that'll be my fault. Xara must have thought I was in the US when I copied the link from my browser.
Thanks PeteS for correcting.
Rich

[rpc9943]

Cool, so far. In testing it out, is there a way to remove just a "Section" of the white background say in a cartoon character without removing the whites in the eyes as well? If not, the upgrade would seem ... not what I'd be looking for. Thanks!

[planetsquid]

...is there a way to remove just a "Section" of the white background say in a cartoon character without removing the whites in the eyes as well?...

Yes, you can apply a mask which allows you to choose which parts of the image are affected. Download the demo and check out the help section for that tool.

Rich

[gwpriester]

rpc - You can also create some simple white shapes and send them behind the eyes.