Newbie stuck

[Loriblackdog]

Hi All,


I have been watching the you tube on how to do cutout. I followed all the steps, however when I Invert the picture and hit the delete either the car I traced disappears, or the background goes all white?  I cannot get the checkered background?  I am enclosing the original picture and the one I cutout but cannot get checkered backgound.  If anyone could look at this and let me know what it is I am not getting?  I really am trying to learn so I would appreciate if you coulf tell what steps I must take to fix this.

Again, Thank all of you for your support and guidance.

Loriblackdog

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[rich2005]

Which bit of your earlier post did you not understand

http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Just-le...928#pid928

Make sure your image has an alpha channel (transparency)

Layer menu -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel

edit: As an experiment

Open your image, just a single layer.
Add an alpha channel Layer -> Transparency -> Add alpha chanel.
Use the eraser tool and see if you get a checker board pattern.