Post by Gabrielle on Jan 25, 2010 3:21:38 GMT -5
This is for graphics, so whether you want a transparent banner background or something else, this is the place for you!
PSP:
1. Make the background color transparent when you open a new image.
2. When your banner is all done, go to Layers > Merge Visible.
3. Then, go to File > Export > PNG Optimizer.
The first tab is Colors. Make sure you have 16.7 Million Colors (24 Bit) checked.
The next tab is Transparency. Choose Alpha channel transparency for the first question, and existing image or layer transparency for the next.
Voila! Your image is transparent!
Photoshop:
by Ashley
When you open a new blank file, there should be an option, before pushing "ok", for the background to be transparent. If not, try right clicking on the eraser tool and selecting "background eraser".
or
by Lacey
If you go to select--> color range and use the eyedropper on the white bit of the picture and it will select all the white in the picture. Provided that there isn't anything else white, that's usually the easier way. If there are other white parts in the picture that you do want to keep {like clothing, etc}, you can use the magic wand tool to select bits of white and then just press delete!
PSP:
1. Make the background color transparent when you open a new image.
2. When your banner is all done, go to Layers > Merge Visible.
3. Then, go to File > Export > PNG Optimizer.
The first tab is Colors. Make sure you have 16.7 Million Colors (24 Bit) checked.
The next tab is Transparency. Choose Alpha channel transparency for the first question, and existing image or layer transparency for the next.
Voila! Your image is transparent!
Photoshop:
by Ashley
When you open a new blank file, there should be an option, before pushing "ok", for the background to be transparent. If not, try right clicking on the eraser tool and selecting "background eraser".
or
by Lacey
If you go to select--> color range and use the eyedropper on the white bit of the picture and it will select all the white in the picture. Provided that there isn't anything else white, that's usually the easier way. If there are other white parts in the picture that you do want to keep {like clothing, etc}, you can use the magic wand tool to select bits of white and then just press delete!