VisualHowToRemoveBackgrounds

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   open the gimp, go to file/open. a window will pop up, on the left side click the drive you want.  then on the right column make your way to the folder that has your gfx in it.  then select the file you want, and click open.

a window will appear with the charas gfx that you made. in that window click on image/mode/RGB.

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/7928/charastut1gv2.png

now go to layer/transparency/add alpha channel.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/497/charastut2bv9.png

go to your gimp program and select "select contiguous regions".

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click on the green in your gfx.

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then go to edit/clear.

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still using the "contiguous regions too" select any stray green pixels and use edit/clear ( or Ctrl k) ( you can also hold the shift key down to select several at once).

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4480/charastut6yh8.png

you can select the magnify in the gimp program to make it easier to look for any stray green pixels.

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now that you have gotten rid of all the green , go to select/ none. go to file/save.

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wha-la you are done :).

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