Creating an outline with psp7

Bettymcl · Post by **Bettymcl** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:06 am

Hi all. I am new to this board and to paintshop pro. I would like to use psp to draw an outline of a map. To be clear, I have scanned a detailed map with place names, topography and such and I would like to create blank outline for my class. It seems an easy thing but I cannot figure out how to do this. All suggestions welcome and thank you for reading. I have paintshop pro 7

Bettymcl · Post by **Bettymcl** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:35 pm

Sorry, I am using psp x7

Post by **hartpaul** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:54 pm

Just to be sure that is PSP 7 and not X7? If the map is against a clear blue background (sea) you can use the magic wand to select the sea color and then hit the delete key and that will give you your map against a transparent background.
Then invert your selection Selections > Invert and do Selections > Modify > Contract by a couple of pixels and then press delete and that should remove the inside of your map. You should then have an outline of your map a cuople of pixels wide and if you fill this with black you have a black outline map.

Post by **Kathy_9** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:53 pm

I guess another question is what exactly do you want outlined? For example, if your map is the United States do you want only the outside border of the country as a whole or do you want to include outlines of the individual states?

JoeB · Post by **JoeB** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:29 pm

If you attach an image of a map that you want to outline it would be easier for people to determine the best way to create the outline you desire.

Bettymcl · Post by **Bettymcl** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:22 pm

Thank you for your replies. It is indeed PSP X7 I am using, sorry for that. I would like initially to have an outline of the whole country / map but can see that I would like to be able to apply what I can learn here to other maps .
I have been attempting to use the eraser but this is a long and slow process . I thought there may be another way that I was unaware of. The actual map is in class so I am unable to upload it here at present. All your help and suggestions are appreciated.

Bettymcl · Post by **Bettymcl** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:26 pm

Hartpaul: thank you. I am using PSP x7 but I think I can make your suggestion work. I will try this tomorrow . Thank you

photodrawken · Post by **photodrawken** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:57 pm

Why not simply download an outline map? Search the Web for "Maps of <place name>" and you'll get thousands of options, including raster images and vector images.

For example, this site:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html
has various outline USA maps (and world maps) that explicitly allow for their use in classrooms.

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