Making an image background transparent

Zodiac Brave

This is probably a pretty simple matter, but all I have to work with is MS Paint and, well, I don't know how to do it.

I'd like this image's background to be transparent:



instead of being a tannish color. How do I go about doing that, and/or can someone do it for me?

Thanks.

Icemopper

Zodiac Brave wrote:

This is probably a pretty simple matter, but all I have to work with is MS Paint and, well, I don't know how to do it.

I'd like this image's background to be transparent:



instead of being a tannish color. How do I go about doing that, and/or can someone do it for me?

Thanks.

Firstly the image is broken. Second, paint can't do transparency. You'll have to get gimp or some other program. It takes a bit of work but it's pretty easy. Use the magic wand to select the area you want invisible, right click and set as background transparency or something to that sort.

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Shazam

EDIT: there, that should be better.

robaal

Get Paint.NET:

http://www.getpaint.net


I always just cut out the stuff I want transparent. I think most programs will show you transparent areas as a gray/black checkerboard.

I think you'll have to save the file as .png or .gif for it to remain transparent.

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Yes, JPEG files can't do transparency.

Zodiac Brave