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Tutorial Transparent Backgrounds in three programs This will tell you how to do this in three different programs. I hope it helps!
You can download the Gimp and it's free, not just a trial. It does most things the expensive programs do.
Download at:http://www.gimp.org/windows/
TUTORIAL FOR MAKING PNG TRANSPARENCIES USING GIMP
1.Open your clipart in the Gimp program
2.Go to layer & click on transparency, click to the right for menu
3.Click on add alpha channel
4.Go to tools-selection tools-fuzzy select
5.Click on your white background
6.Go to edit & click on cut
7.Go to file-save as. Name your document. Choose folder you want to save in.
8.Click on select file type-click on png- click on save.
9.In the box that comes up, place a checkmark beside:
save background color; save resolution; save color values.
10.Hit ok
This sounds like a lot of steps, but it's really fast & easy to do.
Doing this will get rid of the dreaded "white box".
PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS:
Instructions to remove white background from Clipart or embellishments using Photoshop Elements
1.Open your clipart picture or embellishment you want to make transparent.
2.Double-click on background layer. It should say new layer O. Click ok.
3.Click on the white background with the magic wand; you should see the “marching ants” now.
4.Go to edit and click cut. You should now have a checkerboard background.
5.Go to file and then to save for web. A new screen comes up. Be sure it says PNG-24 and there is a checkmark beside transparency. Click ok.
6.You get your save box so you can choose the folder you want to save it in and a file name. Be sure the save type in PNG.
Transparent background using COREL PAINT SHOP PRO
1. Open your image
2. Click on image- palette- set palette transparency
3. Export as png optimizer
4 Save where you want it.
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