How To: Transparent Sprays

[big]Standard Transparent Css spray[/big]

All file sizes 256px x 256px for any spray in any valve game.

Step 1.
File > New


Step 2.
Paint bucket your first layer with colour code r127, g127, b127.


Step 3.
Note: Multiple layers for your design must be merged into a single layer at the end.
On your design layer you want to "Ctrl+Click" on the box of the layer to get the dots going around your design.


Step 4.
Now with the dots still going around your design click channels tab "beside your layer tab you will see a tab called channels". You want to create a new layer and should look like this.


Use the paint bucket with pure white Code: r255, g255, b255


Now click on "RGB" in Channels tab to restore it and click the layer tab.


Step 5.
Deselect by press "Ctrl+D" go back to layers you should have 2 layers DO NOT Merge them and your done you must save the file as ".tga"


Place in your C:/drive

Congradulations your done.

Helpfull Videos:
Transparent part:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aIzt0WmhGyA

 

How can I get black and drop shadows to show in my spray? Or is that possible? :S

 

Before you do the alpha channels, Rasterize the layer effects.

 

Haha, just found out. Thanks though.

 

Images are gone.

 

On gimp: select the area you want to be shown -> invert selection -> (round widen tighten feather selection) -> color to alpha -> import as -> hugefukincock.tga