Why is my PNG all black?
The default background is black, so your transparency will look black unless there is anything behind it or you change the background. The PNG is absolutely transparent.
How do I make the background black in GIMP?
Open the desired image in GIMP and find the Fuzzy tool in the Tools menu on the left. You can also opt for Select by color and select the background color by clicking on it.
How to make the Alpha of an image transparent?
At the bottom of the UV/Image editor’s window you can select which channels to display: The white areas on the alpha will be opaque, the black areas will become transparent. Just for comparison here’s what the same image with no alpha channel looks like (As you can see it does not contain the outline of the leaf, just solid white):
How to use alpha in image as planes?
If you are using the images as planes addon to import images that have an alpha channel you have to enable the Use Alpha option, and then choose the shader you need. When the window to load a file opens, you can click on the gear icon on the top right to display the options for the new plane (or you can press the N shortcut)
What’s the difference between alpha transparency and zero transparency?
zero (0) = completely transparent (there is 0% rendering of that pixel’s color – all of the background “shows through”), and one (1) = completely opaque (there is 100% rendering of that pixel’s color – none of the background “shows through.”) Alpha transparency is a way to support gradations of opacity on a continuum.
How to use the alpha channel in Photoshop?
Press N to open the panel on the image/UV editor and enable the Use Alpha option for the image: 1.- The Alpha channel was not enabled during the import process. If you are using the images as planes addon to import images that have an alpha channel you have to enable the Use Alpha option, and then choose the shader you need.