Hi all. I'm trying to edit an jpg image I've downloaded from the net. This image:
http://creativenerds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/twitter-icos.jpg As you can see, the image has a white background. I want to isolate one of the illustrations and remove the white background. First I use the scalpal tool to isolate one of the illustrations. Then I use either the select tool or the erasor to remove the white. Instead of getting transparent area as a result, I get a grey. (What is happening here) To get around this, I first save the image as a png, then give the image a background layer with a random colour, save the image as an xcf and close the image. Then I open the xcf. Again, I try to erase the white in order to get a transparent area. Again, I get an grey as a result. Obviously, I'm running into the boundaries of my understanding of image formats here. I'd love to know why I'm getting these results. I'd also like to know how I can remove the white area and get transaparency without closing and re-opening the image. -- bob (via www.gimpusers.com) _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
