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#Save as PNG to preserve transparency. Export. | #Save as PNG to preserve transparency. Export. | ||
=Making Background Transparent= | |||
#After you cut out an object, if you save it in a usual way, it may have a white background. | |||
#You need to remove the background by adding a Layer->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel. Then hit Delete to remove background. | |||
#See https://sirarsalih.com/2018/04/23/how-to-make-background-transparent-in-gimp/ | |||
Revision as of 03:24, 8 April 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLryAXsIZ04
Great and clear.
Use shift and control on Ubuntu to zoom in and out and move around to get a detailed cut.
Procedure:
- Windows menu -> New Toolbox if tools are not showing
- Free Select Tool - Lasso -> click and drag, or do multiple clicks for pointwise line selection
- Go all the way to the starting point and click
- Select-> Invert
- Ctrl-X to remove background.
- Save as PNG to preserve transparency. Export.
Making Background Transparent
- After you cut out an object, if you save it in a usual way, it may have a white background.
- You need to remove the background by adding a Layer->Transparency->Add Alpha Channel. Then hit Delete to remove background.
- See https://sirarsalih.com/2018/04/23/how-to-make-background-transparent-in-gimp/