[Gimp-user] Cover reveal ripped effect

[Inge <forums gimpusers com>]

Thank you SO much for your reply and help, it's much appreciated! 
I will search for a svg file instead, it does sound much easier to me than
erasing areas (not sure how to manage that), and try again. My other images are
jpeg so I didn't think to use another format and I didn't know they wouldn't
work.

I hope I'll be able to show a result soon on my little bookblog (The Belgian
Reviewer) ;-).

xxx

> 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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