On 02/10/2010 18:56, crutledge wrote:

Hello.

I'm a novice user of GIMP. I use it to build covers for eBooks and for most of my uses GIMP is great.

Sometimes I wish to drop (place?)a small image atop another. My problem is that all images come packaged in a rectangle. How do I ensure that the background of the inserted image is transparent and doesn't show in the final prouct?

For the answer, I will bless thee and thine to the seventh generation. (smile)

See the "removing background" thread to which I just answered. Very same thing.

On 10/02/2010 09:56 AM, crutledge wrote:

Hello.

I'm a novice user of GIMP. I use it to build covers for eBooks and for most of my uses GIMP is great.

Sometimes I wish to drop (place?)a small image atop another. My problem is that all images come packaged in a rectangle. How do I ensure that the background of the inserted image is transparent and doesn't show in the final prouct?

For the answer, I will bless thee and thine to the seventh generation. (smile)

Thanks, Charlie

For your assistance, the instruction from Ofnuts to the previous topic seems right on ---
-- so allow your blessing to issue to Ofnuts' seventh generation

1) add an alpha channel to the image (layers dialog, right click, add alpha channel)

2) use the foreground selection tool: It has its
own step-by-step indications at the bottom of the screen when it runs

3) invert selection, and hit the delete key. You'll be left with your foreground, everything else will be transparent.