Picture Transparent

How do I make a picture transparent? I'm trying to add my babv character onto a background and the white background is covering the background I wanted. I use Paint.net

What program do you use or site?

Oh, I use Paint.net

Moonlight wrote:Oh, I use Paint.net

Go to tolerance its at the top and drag it to a number thats not to big and not to small and if it doesn't cover the hole background just keep on doing it Heres a picture

Oh ok thanks!! Do you know how to add a background to it too?

Here are the steps for Paint.NET:
1. Go to the Gradient Tool

2. Switch it to Transparency Mode


3. Make sure BOTH dots are off to the side of the picture, and make sure the white part is in covered in a grid of white and grey dots!

WA LA!! Add text, add a picture of whatever! There you have your transparent background!

i wish i had paint.net

Moonlight wrote:Oh ok thanks!! Do you know how to add a background to it too?

if you want a background just use a wand make it transparent (make sure it doesn't cover your character) so use the tolerance thing and then save the picture go to your background click layers (at the top) import from file
and wal la!

HeatherHeart wrote:i wish i had paint.net

you can download that easily just google it.

It did not work The white went over the background

Did you look at mine? It might help.

Yes, I've tried yours. But it still covered the purple background I wanted

Moonlight wrote:Yes, I've tried yours. But it still covered the purple background I wanted

Hmmm...I'm a bit confused because well a transparent background has nothing...And you still want your purple background...

Oh I'm sorry, I'm not good at explaining things x] I wanted to make a picture like your avatar. Like with a different background and not a transparent one. But I said transparent because I wanted to know how to make my babv character picture without a background. Does that make sense?

Moonlight wrote:Oh I'm sorry, I'm not good at explaining things x] I wanted to make a picture like your avatar. Like with a different background and not a transparent one. But I said transparent because I wanted to know how to make my babv character picture without a background. Does that make sense?

make it transparent first with the magic wand tool and pres the big delte button so then go the the background and click layers import from file

please don't double post, edit your first post if you want to say something else. Thank you.

do you mean like my avatar? you just get rid of all the background on your babv character(by making the background transparent) get your background and copy your babv character. then go into the edit tab on the top(in your babv pic) and click paste into new layer. Make sure your BABV character is the top layer!

Try Calli's way - it should work Oh, make sure the layer with the picture of you is at the top too.

Thanks for reminding me Melanie :]

It still won't work. I got my babv character on top of the background and when I tried to save it, the background was just white..