How to make a Transparent Picture on Gimp 2.6

Hello! okay this is a guide on how to make a transparent picture on gimp 2.6 lol
okay here are the steps

1. open gimp and then open your picture you want like this


2.make sure it is a certain person and not like a blend i'm using a babv charatcer for an example (:

3. get your scissors i circled them in the picture (:


4. Now cut around the picture and then all the way to the ball where you started, and then click on the middle of picture so that the lines appear

5.after you do step 4, click on your left right mouse button and then click copy

6. open a new layer


7.make sure it is the same size as the picture by leaving the number size as it is, and then click on the advanced buttton and then click transparency

8. this is what the transparent new tab should look like


9.then you click your left right mouse button again and then press paste into,


10. now go to layers; and then click anchor


11.now here are the resaults!! oh yeah and make sure to save as png!! for best archiving pics when you post 'em


Thanks again!

Great tutorial!
I'm not sure if it's like this in Gimp, but in Photoshop you can just cut out the rest of the content of the image by going to Edit > Clear, or Ctrl + X at Step 3.

Bear wrote:Great tutorial!
I'm not sure if it's like this in Gimp, but in Photoshop you can just cut out the rest of the content of the image by going to Edit > Clear, or Ctrl + X at Step 3.

no, that didn't work for me, you must be talking about your photoshop thing though but thanks Bear!

Awesome thx so much very helpful tutorial!

I cant upload it x[[[ it says it doesnt allow that file type..

BriannalovesBABV wrote:I cant upload it x[[[ it says it doesnt allow that file type..

Did you save it as .PNG? And which IMG hosting site are you using? All the pictures I have are always .PNG I've also just uploaded it on the Servimg that we have on the forums and it works, and also Tinypic too

BriannalovesBABV wrote:I cant upload it x[[[ it says it doesnt allow that file type..

yeah, Bear is right they must be png images and not jpg or somethin'

It doesn't show up, just shows the dog face holding a paint brush, not the picture like it always is. Yes i saved it correctly. I followed it.

i'm very sorry your having Trouble Brianna,
I will try myself and let you know!
asap thanks for your patience!

it worked for me! thanks for the great guide!