How do I export this as an image?

[NicBham]

Please could someone help me export this cloud as an image? I don't want the weird checkerboard background just transparent so I can add the graphic to my artwork.

thanks!

Sim.20191106.21.eps

[GarryP]

The checkerboard is part of the design – lots of rectangular-shaped Curve layers – and will need to be removed manually.

I would recommend downloading a better version from where you got this design.

[NicBham]

Yes that is what I feared! I have messaged the designer but they are not replying, sold me something a bit rubbish it looks like!

[GarryP]

I’m seeing all kinds of ‘weird’ lines on the design too – possibly where bitmaps have been clipped – so the end result may not be particularly good anyway, even if you manually removed the checkerboard. Exporting to PNG shows the lines.

I feel that there must be some good free cloud bitmaps out there on the web somewhere which you could use instead.

[joe_l]

9 minutes ago, NicBham said:

sold me something a bit rubbish it looks like!

It looks like meshes were used. The Affinities won't show them correctly (or at all) in any case.

[PaulEC]

4 minutes ago, GarryP said:

I feel that there must be some good free cloud bitmaps out there on the web somewhere which you could use instead.

I'd agree! There may be some reason for wanting a vector cloud image, but if you want a transparent image (e.g. png) then it's probably better to start with one, rather than trying to convert an eps file!

[GarryP]

If you have Photo then you can easily make your own bitmap clouds – see attached video.

Duplicate/manipulate the 'cloud' layers by experimentation and see what sort of clouds you can make.

[v_kyr]

It's pretty useless in that state as an EPS ...

• Cloud image (freepik)
• Cloud image (Adobe stock)

[NicBham]

thank you everyone for your help.

I managed to just find a free image in the end! what a waste of time haha