Transparent Background

PvtPinhead · **Transparent Background -** 10-10-2003, 11:12 PM

How do you make a transparent background? I made this compass for my clan but cant seem to figure out how to make the background transparent, Ive tried everything! Please help if you know how to do it!!

nsscorpion · 10-11-2003, 12:22 AM

u using psp? if so i can help i suck at photoshop lol

regards scorp

PvtPinhead · 10-11-2003, 11:20 AM

Yes, I do use PSP, and Id appreciate any help you can give me.

imported_Grim_Reaper · 10-11-2003, 11:33 AM

i could help with photoshop. didnt u pm me at aa.us? lol if u did i told u wat to do in photoshop

PvtPinhead · 10-11-2003, 11:36 AM

Nope, not a aa.us member. But I also have photoshop and if you could me with photoshop it'd be great!

nsscorpion · 10-11-2003, 08:04 PM

Ok we can try the simple way 1st and see if that works. What u need to do is open a new image the size of your compass image. While you do that
on image characteristic choose transparent as your background. ok you should have a clear image with black and white squares on it. Now cut and paste your compass image into the new 1. Make sure u cut out any parts that u want to be see thru. For example if somewhere that u want to be see thru is white cut the white part out. Now go to the top menu and select masks new from image and then select source opacity. After that choose view mask when u do that all the see thru parts should go red. Select masks again and choose save to alpha channel and leave it with the default name. Then save your image as usual but make sure that it is in TGA format. and your set.

Its a bit awkward to explain but u should gert the idea and thats how to do it in psp 7. you may need to edit the shader as well to make it work.

hope it helps

regards scorp

imported_Grim_Reaper · 10-11-2003, 08:11 PM

for photoshop, open up the compass. now create a layer form background. select the first layer, and color it clear. thats it biggrin:

nsscorpion · 10-11-2003, 11:05 PM

lol how easy is that lol.good work. now he has 2 ways

scorp

Falc · **Transparent Background -** 10-12-2003, 11:23 AM

Hi,

I dont mean to sound stupid, but i read this post and still cant figure this out. How do you paint the background clear? I also dont see where it give the mask option. Please help, I'm very new at photoshop!

Thanks,
Falc

PvtPinhead · 10-12-2003, 12:18 PM

When I paste the compass image to the new, what should I paste it as, a new layer? And when I did paste it, it made the image smaller.

nsscorpion · 10-13-2003, 11:00 AM

if u r usin psp do it as a new selection

scorp

imported_Grim_Reaper · 10-13-2003, 01:01 PM

dont copy and paste for photoshp! just select it with the lasso and then choose the move tool and move it.