[Gimp-user] Transparent background on flattened images?

[recoveringartist <forums gimpusers com>]

Finally got the chance to try this.  Yes, thank you, it's working beautifully.

Oh, yes, and point taken about attaching the entire screenshot.  I'll avoid
cropping them in the future.

> ...snip...
>
> Anyway, without spending too much time on it, you might have something
> this screenshot http://i.imgur.com/YoeXAON.jpg a front character
> layer, a back character layer - with layer masks and a blueprint
> background.
>
> Turn off the visibility of all layers (background) leaving the
> character layers and create a new layer from those. Layer menu -> New
> from visible. http://i.imgur.com/CYEykne.jpg
>
> Then turn the visibility of the characters layers **off**, visibility
> of the background **on**, and adjust the opacity of the 'new from
> visible' http://i.imgur.com/5Ew0KIn.jpg


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