In our examples we'll be removing the sky in the background of a photo of the Capitol of Texas; but, embedded paths can be used to hide any portion of an image without altering the original.
Creating an Embedded Clipping Path
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Create an Embedded Path
Use an embedded clipping path to get rid of the background or "white rectangle" around an image.
Paths have many uses when editing images. In this step-by-step tutorial, we're creating paths to embed in an image for use as a clipping path in a page layout application - an embedded clipping path.
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- Create an Embedded Path
- Select the Background or Other Portion of Your Image
- Invert Selection (if necessary)
- Convert Selection to an Editable Work Path
- Edit the Work Path
- Save Work Path as an Embedded Clipping Path in EPS or TIFF Image
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