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Question Regarding Transparent Layers

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Question Regarding Transparent Layers Experimentalist 14 Dec 01:54
  Question Regarding Transparent Layers rich2005 14 Dec 09:13
   Question Regarding Transparent Layers Experimentalist 14 Dec 19:24
Experimentalist
2016-12-14 01:54:00 UTC (about 8 years ago)
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Question Regarding Transparent Layers

Hi,

I'm trying to help a friend with something and I'm talking her through all the steps but her end result is doing something different than mine so I'm having a hard time trouble-shooting this one.

Here's the premise: We open two photos. One is a JPG of a piece of jewelry; the other is a PNG of a logo with transparent background.

When I'm finished, I have place the logo onto the jewelry photo and saved it as a jpg and it looks great. When she's finished, using the exact same steps I use, there is a white block around her logo because the formerly transparent background has ceased to be transparent.

When she copies and pastes the logo onto the jewelry image, there is no background showing around the logo at that time. But as soon as she clicks out of the logo (clicks somewhere on the jewelry image in order to remove the selection tool from around the logo) the formerly transparent background appears.

Any ideas?

She's on a PC and I'm on a PC. I think we're both using the same version of GIMP (but I can check). I'm on Windows 10 (she doesn't know what she's on).

Thanks in advance for any help.

Laura

rich2005
2016-12-14 09:13:15 UTC (about 8 years ago)

Question Regarding Transparent Layers

Unless you are standing behind the user, never certain what is going on...

she clicks out of the logo (clicks somewhere on the jewelry image in order to remove the selection tool from around the logo) the formerly transparent background appears.

Any ideas?

However, that bit is not correct. Which tool is active? Gimp does not have a neutral tool, there is always one in use, although some such as the measure tool are harmless.

Assuming a straight copy - paste, either via menu or ctrl-c, ctrl-v, there is a Floating Selection, to remove the 'crawling ants' anchor that. Layer -> Anchor Layer, ctrl-h, or the layer dock. see: attachment. While it is still 'floating' it can be moved with the move tool.

A better way is copy, then paste-as-a-new-layer, Edit -> Paste-as -> New Layer. Initially top left corner of the canvas, use the move tool any-time to move into position. see: attachment Make sure you click on a solid part of layer or enable move active layer.

rich: www.gimp-forum.net

Experimentalist
2016-12-14 19:24:17 UTC (about 8 years ago)
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Thanks Rich!

This helps because yesterday was the first day I used GIMP. I normally do things in PhotoShop but when someone doesn't have PhotoShop, I direct them to GIMP.

So I know virtually nothing about using it.

It's good for me to learn as much as I can. I find your response extremely helpful.

Cheers!