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Newbie stuck - Loriblackdog - 02-03-2017
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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RE: Newbie stuck - rich2005 - 02-03-2017
Which bit of your earlier post did you not understand
http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Just-learning-NEWBIE?pid=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.
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