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+ | The first thing I do is go to {{code|Options > Background Color...}} in HLMV and set the background to completely white, if it isn't already. | ||
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+ | Once I've done that, I take a screenshot and paste it into GIMP. | ||
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+ | I then press Ctrl+B to add a black background behind my model and then paste a screenshot of that into GIMP and make it a new layer. | ||
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+ | After that, I move the black background screenshot underneath the white one and set the layer mode of the white one to {{code|Difference}}. | ||
+ | [[Image:User_Bojjob_GIMP_example1.png|none|350px|left]] | ||
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+ | I then go to the Channels tab, right click on the red channel and click {{code|Channel to Selection}}. | ||
+ | [[Image:User_Bojjob_GIMP_example2.png|none|350px|left]] | ||
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+ | Once the selection is set, I go back to the layers tab and click on the white image. I then clear the selection ({{code|Edit > Clear}}) to delete the background. | ||
+ | [[Image:User_Bojjob_GIMP_example3.png|none|350px|left]] | ||
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+ | After the background is clear, I crop out all of the HLMV ui and then autocrop to remove all the blank space. | ||
+ | [[Image:User_Bojjob_GIMP_example4.png|none|350px|left]] | ||
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+ | Once I'm done, I export it as a .png file and it's ready to go! | ||
+ | [[Image:User_Bojjob_GIMP_example5.png|none|350px|left]] | ||
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+ | :{{c|note}}: Make sure you set the layer mode back to normal before you export your image otherwise it will save it as a blank image |
Revision as of 09:06, 13 October 2017
This is a tutorial on how I make my images transparent using GIMP.
Wot I do
The first thing I do is go to Options > Background Color...
in HLMV and set the background to completely white, if it isn't already.
Once I've done that, I take a screenshot and paste it into GIMP.
I then press Ctrl+B to add a black background behind my model and then paste a screenshot of that into GIMP and make it a new layer.
After that, I move the black background screenshot underneath the white one and set the layer mode of the white one to Difference
.
I then go to the Channels tab, right click on the red channel and click Channel to Selection
.
Once the selection is set, I go back to the layers tab and click on the white image. I then clear the selection (Edit > Clear
) to delete the background.
After the background is clear, I crop out all of the HLMV ui and then autocrop to remove all the blank space.
Once I'm done, I export it as a .png file and it's ready to go!
- Note: Make sure you set the layer mode back to normal before you export your image otherwise it will save it as a blank image