2.3.Saving Images with Transparency 2.Preparing your Images for the Web
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Creating
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1. First of all, we will use the same image as in the previous tutorials, Wilber the GIMP mascot.
2. To save an image with alpha transparency, you must have an alpha channel. To check if the image has an alpha channel, go to the channel dialog and verify that an entry for Alpha exists, besides Red, Green and Blue. If this is not the case, add a new alpha channel from the layers menu; Layer + Transparency Add Alpha Channel. 3. The original XCF file contains background layers that you can remove. GIMP comes with standard filters that supports creating gradients; look under Filters + Light and Shadow . You are only limited by your imagination. To demonstrate the capabilities of alpha transparency, a soft glow in the background around Wilber is shown. 4. After you're done with your image, you can save it in PNG format.
Mid-Tone Checks in the background layer represent the transparent region of the saved image while you are working on it in GIMP.