every creator ever: "to make a tattoo layer all you have to do is save as png with transparent background"
me: "LIES!"

what are those halos then, Karen

photoshop

in SL

what is my life

yeah that is why i learned (aaaaages ago) to make them as tga.. with an alpha mask/channel and a black background layer.. i just forgot how to lol

what chandni said, create a black background layer, make a selection of the stripes layer and then save the selection as alpha channel in the channels tab. then save to tga 32 bits

tga is handy when you have things like tattoos with sharp edges, with no shadows, no fadings...it will always create an ugly white halo

Izzie Bizzie : thanks much for the tips. these issues are why I still haven't been able to release tattoos and makeup and stuff. big issues that need resolved.

Howto Make an Alpha Channel with no White Halo for S...

Zee : tysm

I use what zee suggested. LIFE CHANGER!!

always tga never png...

etenaru: png and tga are both lossless formats- no difference in detail. i use tga with and without alpha channels exclusively for textures uploaded into SL, png isn't _really_ designed for it, tga is.

^^^ person who taught me tgas were always better for making makeup/skin stuff way back in the day lol

(as long as you're paying attention to how it saves, it's easier to save tgas are proper SOLID no alpha as well- png often has a tendency to bring an alpha channel of full white with it so it is a transparent texture when it shouldn't be)