How to Create an Alpha Texture using Gimp for SecondLife

[Star12312312345]

2:58 Can you please talk normally? i can't hear! you have to check or no?

[sltexturetutorials]

@ Sbrbot - in SL they are referred to as either Alpha Texture or Transparent Textures, I used this terminology so that people understood what I am talking about. Saving a file as .gif will not give you "transparency" in SL.

[sbrbot]

Your're talking about transparency not alpha channel. There's a difference. Alpha channel could have partial transparency (requires PNG format). For transparency only, one can use GIF as well.

[maxd1g1talcreat0r]

Thank you

[brikinz10]

I do all this, i think.... but when i try to upload it, the transparent parts are white, not transparent, what do i do?!!??!

[sltexturetutorials]

@brikinz10 (1) make sure its saved as PNG and (2) Save background color is unchecked.

[crazygaarafan305]

saved my life once well not realy but makes a good decoy haha

[charhito]

Thank you for the great video! I didn't know about that nice Select->Grow->1 pixel to tidy up selections. I usually just increased the threshold of the wand tool, but this seems to give better results. =)

[beckkidd]

Thanks so much, really useful and well explained.

[sltexturetutorials]

@beckkidd you are more than welcome