[Gimp-user] Cover reveal ripped effect

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> Hi! I hope someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong here... I'm a gimp
> user on a
> beginner level (learned only via youtube) and I have managed to make
> 3D book
> covers (template book with image cover put over it with perspective),
> it works
> pretty good.
>
> Only now I want to have the same but for a cover reveal, so you just
> see some of
> the cover of the book underneath. I downloaded an image (free vector)
> of a rip
> so now I have the template book, then the cover as a layer and the
> ripped effect
> as yet another layer but however I click to change order, I can't see
> it. Any
> ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Not a gimp problem - quote "I downloaded an image (free vector) of a rip" 

> From your screenshot, that is a jpg and jpeg format does not support
transparency. Best guess is you downloaded an example image, a vector would
typically be "something.svg"

The checker pattern is just a convention to denote transparency. Attached a
screenshot jpeg. This captures the checker pattern but not transparency. Open
the xcf file of the image to see what it is.

I could not find that vector with a search, so a bit of scaling and erasing from
your small screenshot. Not wonderful quality.

You can add transparency to that 2778.jpg layer Layer -> Transparency -> Add
Alpha Channel From the screenshot it already has an alpha channel. You can tell
by the layer name, bold - no alpha, light - with alpha.

Having an alpha channel does not recreate the transparent (checker pattern)
areas.  You will have to erase those to show what is underneath.

Much better way if you have the svg.  Open as layers, set to the correct size
for your template (avoid scaling later)

Attachments:
* https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1273/original/no-trans.jpg
* https://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1274/original/book-template.xcf

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