Thursday, August 12, 2010

How to set transparencies

Due to the overwhelming amount of shield/sword submissions we get every day we will not accept shields that are not ready to be uploaded. Meaning, you MUST have transparencies set, you MUST use a proper template and you MUST NOT use solid black in your shields. This short guide will show you the fastest way to set transparencies on a shield/sword. It's quite simple.

1. Download paint.net from www.getpaint.net

2. Open your already made shield/sword in paint.net

3. Use the Magic Wand tool.

4. Click the background area (should be a color unlike the shield/sword)

5. MAKE SURE tolerance is set low. The lower the tolerance, the less shades of a color you select.

6. click ctrl + x

7. Profit. Save and MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT USING SOLID BLACK