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- | ====== Basic Games Image Editing with GIMP ====== | + | ====== Basic Game Image Editing with GIMP ====== |
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===== Making backgrounds transparent ===== | ===== Making backgrounds transparent ===== | ||
+ | The following assumes the image you want to modify is well-suited to having its background made transparent. An image that's well suited to this is one where: | ||
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+ | * The backgrond is all one color. | ||
+ | * The image has a clear border. | ||
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+ | You can still make backgrounds transparent with images that don't meet both these requirements, | ||
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+ | To make the background of a "well suited" | ||
+ | - Add a transparent layer to the image with //Layer > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel//. | ||
+ | - Select the Fuzzy Select Tool (//Tools > Selection Tools > Fuzzy Select// or in the Toolbox). | ||
+ | - Click on the background. | ||
+ | - Confirm that the background has been correctly detected and selected. | ||
+ | - You may need to adjust the tool's Threshold parameter to get the best results. | ||
+ | - You can " | ||
+ | - Clear the selected region by going to //Edit > Clear// or by hitting the Delete key. | ||
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+ | ===== Resizing images ===== | ||
basic_game_image_editing_with_gimp.txt · Last modified: 2014/03/29 04:57 by mithat