Next, add a new layer to the image by selecting the first icon underneath the layer preview box (shown here with a red border). These squares are not an actual background on your image, rather they indicate a transparent area. Once you're left with an image with a seemingly-transparent background, the background should be filled with gray and white squares. When you've highlighted the background you want to get rid of, hit the Delete button on your keyboard or select 'Erase Selection' from the 'Edit' drop-down menu to remove it. For the baby acara, the Tolerance bar had to be around 50%, which is default. When the Tolerance bar is set to 0, only the exact single colour is selected and the number increases with increases in the tolerance percentage. The Tolerance bar controls how many similar colours are selected when you select one colour with the Magic Wand or Paint Bucket tools. You'll need to adjust the 'Tolerance' bar. If your image looks like this when you use the magic wand tool You can ensure that only the background is selected by trying the settings shown below.Īn image with only the background colour selected should look something like this: Select the image's background by left-clicking on any part of the background with the Magic Wand. It is difficult to see near-white pixels on a white background.Ĭlick on the 'Magic Wand' tool in the Tools menu on the left of the screen (or, use the shortcut key 'S').
The reason for this is so you can see the lighter outlying pixels around your image by placing a darker colour behind them. If your image is on a plain colour background such as the one we're using (the background is plain white) you'll need to remove the background colour and replace it with another. To zoom out with this tool, right click anywhere on the image to zoom out by 100% (half the size of the image) each click. With this tool, click anywhere on your image to zoom in by 100% (double the size of the image) each click. Tip: You can also use the Magnifying Glass tool from the 'Tools' box (shortcut key 'Z'). You can zoom out the same way, by using the magnifying glass with the '-' symbol on it. To zoom in or out by a certain amount, you can also select a pre-defined value from the drop-down box. To zoom in, use the magnifying glass with the '+' symbol on it (the one to the right of the drop-down box that says 'window'). It is highlighted with a red border in the image below to help you find it. Your screen should then look something like this:īefore you start editing, you need to zoom in! The Zoom tool is located in one of the three top bars. You can do this by either selecting 'Paste Into New Image' from the 'Edit' drop down menu, or you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+V. the 'Layers' or 'Tools' box, you can make it re-appear by selecting the corresponding name from the 'Window' drop down menu. Tip: If at any time you find that a box referred to is missing from your screen, e.g. The uses of these tools will be explained when you need to use them in the tutorial. Once you have found your image, right click and select copy (or copy image if you're using Firefox).įor this tutorial you should only need to use four tools the Magnifying Glass, Paint Bucket, Magic Wand and Colour Picker. This tutorial was made with v3.5.3, older versions may have different looking menus but the tools and ideas should remain the same.įor this tutorial, we'll be using the old attacking baby Acara pet image.
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Have you ever had a transparent image on a dark background to discover horrible little, lighter pixels around your image? If so, then this is the tutorial for you! The aim of this tutorial is to make almost any transparent image look great on a dark-ish background, varying from black to dark hues of any colour!įor this tutorial you will require a program known as Paint.NET ( download it here for free).