Custom Tilesets

Hi Guys, just wondering, If your making a custom tileset or editing a tileset you already have, how do you make the background invisible? whenever I try, It looks good except All the bits that don't have design on them are white, not transperant.....
How do u fix this???? 

First of all, what Design Programme are you using? Paint.net? Gimp? MsPaint.

If you're using Paint.net, use the magic wand and make all the parts you don't want transparents, it should look checkered if you've done it right. (White and grey)
But lower the tolerance so not everything is transparent.

MSPaint, pure black works or there is that magenta color. Sorry, I'm not sure what color it is.

Gimp. No idea, don't use it.

I use mac, so im using PhotoShop... Ill try making it transperent with that.....

I use mac, so im using PhotoShop... Ill try making it transperent with that.....

With shotophop, you should make sure the mode you're using allows transparency, and then erase everything that should be transparent... also, make sure there is no background layer.

When you create a new document, make sure background content is fixed on transparent.
If you have a locked background, double-click on the layer in the "Layers" window; a box will appear and just press enter. the you can delete it's content with markee or eraser tool, or suppress the whole layer (providing you do have other layers in your document)

When you create a new document, make sure Backgro ud content is fixed on transparent.
If you have a locked background, double-click on the layer in the "Layers" window; a box will appear and just press enter. the you can delete it's content with markee or eraser tool, or suppress the whole layer (providing you do have other layers in your document)

  You stole my answer!

Anyways, when you start it up look at this:

Put it on transparency so you have a transparent layer when you start up!
If you have a newer version
 

Gimp. No idea, don't use it.

If you don't have photoshop GIMP is pretty much the best thing you can get.
Transparency in GIMP works pretty much the same as in photoshop.

Quote from: AmADizii on April 12, 2009, 04:26:18

Gimp. No idea, don't use it.

If you don't have photoshop GIMP is pretty much the best thing you can get.
Transparency in GIMP works pretty much the same as in photoshop.

I mean I don't use it.
Not, do not use it as in saying; "don't use that!"

Well in that case, a letter was missing.

Well in that case, a letter was missing.

A word?

In paint, Total black dosn't work, whats the pinky colour?? (Stupid KS dosn't like it when there is empty squares and I cant use Photoshop at the moment)

In paint, Total black dosn't work, whats the pinky colour?? (Stupid KS dosn't like it when there is empty squares and I cant use Photoshop at the moment)

If you look around in the forums you might find it.

Well, here's a Tileset Farik made, use this color of background for it.
Just pick the color and away you go!!

Well, here's a Tileset Farik made, use this color of background for it.
Just pick the color and away you go!!

The eyedropper tool =)

Indeed.

In case you lose it or whatever, the color is Magenta: Red 255, Green 0, Blue 255.