How to Make a Silhouette in Adobe InDesign
Silhouettes are outline images of solid objects, often filled with black. They can add interest to a design by providing a sharp contrast with the background. Although Adobe InDesign is not an image-editing or illustration program, it does contain tools to help you manipulate images and illustrations. Using the clipping path options and the drawing tools, you can convert an object in an image to a well-defined silhouette.
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Instructions
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Click on the “File” menu and select “Place.” Navigate to the image that contains the desired silhouette. Images that have more contrast will be easier to extract the silhouette.
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Place the image on top of the black background. Make sure the image is not added to the background.
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Make sue the image is still selected. Click on the “Object” menu. Hover over “Clipping Path” and select “Options.”
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Click on the “Type” drop-down menu. Select “Detect Edges.”
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Adjust the “Threshold” and the “Tolerance” sliders to select the desired shape for the silhouette. You can fine-tune the selection with the “Pen” or “Pencil” tool later if needed.
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Click on the “Object” menu. . Hover over “Clipping Path” and select “Covert to Frame.”
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Select the “Pen,” “Pencil” or a selection tool and reposition the frame anchors to match the silhouette image.
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Select the “Direct Selection” tool. Click on the silhouette image. Press “Delete.”
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Click on the “Fill” icon in the Tools panel; change the color to “black.”
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Tips & Warnings
More contrast in the original image will make detecting the edges easier.
InDesign will automatically detect transparent edges of a Photoshop document.
References
- Photo Credit Burke/Triolo Productions/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images
