How do I give my avatar a transparent background?

[zulu9812]

...using Jasc Paintshop Pro 7?

[Zoid]

I haven´t the foggiest. Check the help. However, I might try it in Photoshop if you like.

[zulu9812]

If you would be so kind...

[Zoid]

OK, here goes...

*edit* Damn, wrong pic...
*edit2* I thought I knew how to do this, I´ll have to check the book...

[Zoid]

Trying again...

*edit* ****!! Obviously this is beyond my capacity. But there´s probably some very simple way to do this...

[Method]

ok now. this was a more difficult one to do because the background was several different shades of white (i only know how to make 1 transparent..perhaps somehow you can do more than 1 i dont know....) and once converted to one shade, said shade was also in other parts of the image (like the hat) which would also be transparent. so i ended up having to make the entire background a different colour (blue) and making IT transparent...

anyways, to make a colour transparent, go colour->set palette transparency->(pick colour to make transparent)

[St Leo]

What's so hard about Colours > Set Palette Transparency?

[Zoid]

It´s hard if you don´t remember that that´s the way to do it...

But I´m pleading temporary memory loss, and that´s the story I´m sticking with!

[H Tower]

first try...


EDIT: damn! it doesn't help that i had to save the original as a .bmp

[ixnay]

Easiest way:

Use magic wand to select white bg
Export as .gif (Web Toolbar)
For transparency, select "inside current selection"

[H Tower]

i knew the wizard would show up and prove his power to all us mere mortals and charlatans who only aspire to be as good as him.

[Method]

i knew there was an easier way

[spartak]

:bowdown:

I knew he was better at it than us...

[ixnay]

That's not necessary; I'm not THAT wonderful.

[Hueij]

But the question remains: why is zulu still using his old avatar?

BTW, great work ixnay