Find white regions in image

At the white regions of this image I want to add a few random arrows. I would like to realize two different of adding the random arrows:

• The arrows may not leave the white region
• The arrows have to leave the white region

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 img = Import["ExampleData/spikey2.png"]


How can you do this with Mathematica?

In particular I would like to know how to detect the white regions, and how to store this information. If I give you an arrow can you tell me whether it crosses non-white parts of the image?

There is not much space for the arrows in this picture. It would be good to add a bit of white canvas to create some space for the arrows.

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How about showing what you tried, and more importantly, what you expect to actually see. –  bill s Apr 10 at 19:28
I made a mistake in may question. I said I the arrows have to leave the white region, but in fact they should not. I corrected this. Sorry for that –  sjdh Apr 11 at 6:00
@bills I don't how to find the white regions in an image. So I don't know where to start. –  sjdh Apr 11 at 6:01

Extending s0rce with ImageValuePosition (new in 9.0).

Module[{w, h},
{w, h} = ImageDimensions@img;
img~ImageCompose~Graphics[{
Map[Arrow[{#, # - .5 (# - .5 {w, h})}] &,
RandomSample[ImageValuePositions[img, {1, 1, 1}], 20]]},
AspectRatio -> Automatic,
ImageSize -> {w, h},
PlotRange -> {{0, w}, {0, h}}]]


Arrows end half way to center.

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Here is one way:

img = Import["ExampleData/spikey2.png"];
arrowstarts = RandomChoice[ImageValuePositions[img, {1, 1, 1}], 10]
arrowends = RandomChoice[ImageValuePositions[img, {0, 0, 0}, 0.75], 10]
arrows = Graphics[

Isn't your graphics missing PlotRange? Graphics without it displays max and min values and nothing further, which makes the composition a bit off, doesn't it. –  BoLe Apr 10 at 20:40
It works, it composes the images but not correctly. To see this change 10 to 1 in both RandomChoice and run a few times if necessary. –  BoLe Apr 10 at 21:57
@BoLe, you're right! fixed with ImageValuePositions and PlotRange. –  s0rce Apr 10 at 23:48