Making the background transparent

[flyby]

I was following a tutorial and as per usual they said something that was obviously simple to them but i have no idea how to do it.

Can anyone tell me how to make a background transparent ? Im following the making a bubble tutorial.

I would really appreciate any help.

[Ash]

In that tut, Just uncheck the back ground layer then flatten image.

Then your image will just be a bubble with no back ground.

[Jud@s]

If I'm doing anything transparent, I always make a black layer as background with nothing else on it.

Before I flatten my end image, I click on my first layer and then delete it. You get the same results as unchecking it, and then flattening.

I think black is nice to work on because you can see most of your work that you are doing better on it.

During your work, you can always uncheck the first layer to see if the transparency is working the way you want it, then recheck it to do further work.

[flyby]

Ok Thanks everyone