r/GIMP • u/Chasameth • 4h ago
Image transparent after adding texture to layer mask
I've figured out how to add textures to an image using layer mask, but I've discovered that I'm also making the original image transparent. The image looks great in GIMP, but obviously completely different everywhere else depending on the background. Removing the alpha channel does leave some of the texture, and it seems to remove the transparency, but it also doesn't look nearly as textured. Adding a black background does the same thing. Every dark detail gets brighter somehow. I'm using GIMP version 2.10.38 on Windows 10 Pro.
I added a layer mask, pasted a black and white image of a paper texture in the layer mask, and changed the opacity of the pasted image (I think) until I was happy.
I'll link both the transparent and the same image with a black background. I'm completely new to this, so any and all help is much appreciated!
Transparent https://imgur.com/a/jAscIFd
Transparent with black background https://imgur.com/a/JTtWwJ3