Making Papers

[Linda]

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".

[angelwithin]

theres a programme called gimp that is free and easy to use (so ive been told) that you can make embies etc in you can download it for free at http://www.gimp.org/windows/

linda will be able to tell you more about it

fi xx

[*Dawny*]

Ah does this mean if I dont have PSP or similar, I wont be able to make temps and embels?

[angelwithin]

OK, sorry if this has already been brought up, but still rather new and trying to take it all in... How do you "create" digital papers? I really, really, want to learn!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

i use paint shop pro so i can only tell you how i do them in psp

open an image with either a transparent or the colour of your choice background

if its transparent you can choose a colour and a texture and fill the image - you will have a digital paper scrap
to make it totally different use brushes to get the effect you want

hope that helps
fiona xx

[Sakura]

Hey Karey, it's me Sharon. Wish I could help, but I would like to know also!!! Any help!!

[Karey1970]

OK, sorry if this has already been brought up, but still rather new and trying to take it all in... How do you "create" digital papers? I really, really, want to learn!!! Thanks for sharing!!!