Needs Help With Fixing Picture

I use Fireworks quite extensively and participate at www.geekforum.com as well (fireworks site). Straightening the picture is trivial; however, removing the shadows (realistically) will be a pita. I agree with Mart that you should retake the picture.

Note: Rather than use the lasso tool which generally leaves a "crisp" edge, you should try using the eraser tool with a softer edge.

Better suggestion: Draw the sign as a vector in FW. Then you can do with it as you wish.

wrote: Would removing shadow really be that hard?  You could cut and paste segments over the shadow from other parts of the sign, I've done it before, if your careful it's pretty much unoticable.

If you were careful and used some blurring it can definitely be done, especially it will only be used for web graphics. However, the pic is skewed slightly and that makes it more of a pita IMHO.

Here is a quick one I did in FW as a vector. I know its not perfect and the fonts aren't dead ringers, but its a freebie. It will at least get it going.


New One as drawn in FW:




Original In Post:






And to show the power of the vector, here it is in a larger scale:

http://www.rexpage.com/images/Sign_MountMoriah_LG.gif

Link To FW png Source at 150dpi:
http://www.rexpage.com/images/MountMoriah_ChruchSign.png


Edited by xeerex - 03 May 2005 at 12:52pm

misty wrote: Thank you for modifying the picture! It looks good.

No problem at all.

It is drawn as an "all vector" in FireWorks. You can download the source PNG from the link above and open it right up in FW with layers, etc. I didn't use any special filters, but you may/may not need to substitue fonts.