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Bin dun?

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(Totach arf, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 12:56, archived)
# yup it's one of the older icons :)
(I helped save b3ta! Summer_Glau, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 12:59, archived)
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well its the taking part that counts
(Totach arf, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:07, archived)
# Thats the spirit
Jpegs can't display transparent backgrounds, if when you do any more save them as Giffs which can display transparency
(I helped save b3ta! CanonCaliber Not dead, I'm now offline in wildest Cumbria, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:16, archived)
# It may have bin, but woo anyway!
Do you think you should make the background transparent?
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Meth "Free" and "three" are not homophones, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:07, archived)
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and how does one do that? i only have paint to my disposal
(Totach arf, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:13, archived)
# try the Gimp (it's free)
www.gimptalk.com/forum/gimp-tutorials-and-tips-f8.html
(I helped save b3ta! CanonCaliber Not dead, I'm now offline in wildest Cumbria, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:22, archived)
# ^This
No idea if it's possible to do transparent backgrounds in paint...
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Meth "Free" and "three" are not homophones, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:26, archived)
# Paint.net is useful too
(I helped save b3ta! MadCatMan Listening to Jefferson Airplane again, on, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:35, archived)
# Useful, yes, but not very good for doing icons because you can't alter the opacity of your brush.
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Meth "Free" and "three" are not homophones, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 13:58, archived)
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Ive downladed now im going to go have some fun, thanks
(Totach arf, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 14:05, archived)
# Woo-hoo!
If you manage to make something without tearing out chunks of hair and giving up in frustrated disgust at least four times, then you're doing better than I did :)
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Meth "Free" and "three" are not homophones, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 14:15, archived)
# I like GIMP
and you can do good stuff with it. But it does have a learning curve that's more like a cliff, I agree.

This is my masterwork* with the GIMP:




* May contain lies
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 14:59, archived)
# this is graping my squidloo (or whatever the phrase is)
(I helped save b3ta! monstrinho do biscoito teeeshurts = www.nogunarmy.com, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 16:08, archived)
# Any mouse?
(wobbler, Sun 17 Jan 2010, 19:15, archived)