Some of my GIFs

[a fearsome grue]

they're not really GIFs but PNGs. I've always been interested in learning how to make a transparent image. I fear that I may be going the long way around but they come out nice and, IMO, a tad bit better than a regular transparent GIF.

See, I use a program called Inkscape to make a vector image. I'll then safe it as an SVG, open it with IE and right-click it, go to "save as" and I'll save it as a PNG. From there, I'll open it with photoshop to add effects and gradients.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Kaiser]

These are awesome!

Thanks for sharing

 

[B.J.]

Nice work. You do know that Inkscape can do gradients and other effects too, right? Plus, you directly export a transparent PNG from Inkscape by selecting File->Export Bitmap. Just trying to save you some steps.

 

[Klaus]

very cool!

 

[a fearsome grue]

Nice work. You do know that Inkscape can do gradients and other effects too, right? Plus, you directly export a transparent PNG from Inkscape by selecting File->Export Bitmap. Just trying to save you some steps.

Good to know! I just wanted to keep the learning curve as small as possible.

 

[Ensign Ro-]

Those are excellent! Really nice work. And, personally...glad they're png's...gif's need to fade away and die. I have never liked the format at all. :-)

 

[a fearsome grue]

Hey! I'm in Maine!

 

[Ensign Ro-]

Hey! I'm in Maine!

Wow! Truly a small world. I'm in Sanford.

 

[a fearsome grue]

Chelsea, next to Augusta.

 

[LibraryComputer]

Very nice!

 

[publiusr]

The fourth from the right--what does that represent?

 

[B.J.]

That's from Boba Fett's outfit.

 

[publiusr]

Thanks--I never even noticed