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This is a tutorial on how I make my images transparent using GIMP.
 
This is a tutorial on how I make my images transparent using GIMP.
  
I'll put somethin' here soon
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== Wot I do ==
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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}}.
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[[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}}.
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[[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.
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[[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.
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[[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!
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[[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.

User Bojjob GIMP example1.png

I then go to the Channels tab, right click on the red channel and click Channel to Selection.

User Bojjob GIMP example2.png

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.

User Bojjob GIMP example3.png

After the background is clear, I crop out all of the HLMV ui and then autocrop to remove all the blank space.

User Bojjob GIMP example4.png

Once I'm done, I export it as a .png file and it's ready to go!

User Bojjob GIMP example5.png
Pictogram comment.png 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