Good day,
For a project I'm working on, I need to remove the background of a tree so that only the tree itself is visible in Rhino.
I've tried to do this using Tom Budd's "tree visualization tutorial" video on YouTube, but I can't seem to get it to work.
It starts with the image it creates in Photoshop saving as JPGs, but I can't import them into Rhino, and then I'm completely stuck.
Can anyone give me a step-by-step guide on how to do this, or where I can find a more clear manual?
I've attached the images I created in Affinity and saved as JPGs, as well as what my properties panels look like.
Regards,
Dirk
JPEGs don’t support transparency, you need to use .png’s…
This. Remove the background in Affinity, export as a PNG.
Hallo Ftzuk,
Thanks for your quick reply, but unfortunately I can’t get it working.
First, I don’t have a filter button in the top bar, and when I try to do it with new filter layer under Pixel, I get colours, but under colours only a short list with possibilities, not the long list you show. So what am I doing wrong?
Dirk
Make sure you actually assign the texture to the base color channel of your material. In your screenshot it looks like you haven’t done so.
Once the image is assigned as a texture you should be able to drill into the texture and pick the white as the color mask color.
Just look up any tutorial on how to delete the background in affinity Photo. There’s literally hundreds.
This is the basics of image editing. Selecting an object and deleting the rest.
as long as you deliver the alpha map in an extra image you can use any format.
@dirkgeurkink add opacity under detailed settings and load your black and white image into your alpha. then it also works without using png. though png is usually more carefree here, only if for some specific reason you must use jpg i would use this route.
Hi Ftzuk,
I'm sorry if I give the impression that I want someone else to do the work.
Last week, I spent a few hours every day trying to find a solution, and this morning I finally decided to consult the Rhino Forum.
This afternoon, I discovered that there are three versions of Affinity, each with its own features in different locations. Hence my second question.
Dirk
Yes that’s exactly why I posted that picture using the latest version of Affinity. My first video was with Affinity 1. You need to try and figure this out. It’s not difficult.
Thanks a lot all of you. Because of concentrating on one video I was on the wrong track.