Thread:SamwiseFilmore/@comment-25565811-20161125134850/@comment-25330335-20161126150437

Yes... This is a fairly long set of directions, so bear with me.


 * 1) Get GIMP! This is the tool I use, and it's free. You most likely already have it.
 * 2) Get a screenshot, be it isometric or perspective. I usually use WorldEdit to make a large background of a neutral colour (Something that doesn't come often, like stained clay (uncommon colour), or quartz). If your background has no colour in common with your item, it makes life very easy later.
 * 3) Open up your screenshot in GIMP.
 * 4) I always crop my screenshots before I remove the background, that way there is as little image to worry about as possible. When I crop, I go down to the pixel, and only include pixels that need to be included.
 * 5) Add an Alpha channel to your image (Layer > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel). This way any pixels you delete become transparent, rather than white.
 * 6) If your background has no colour similarities with the subject of your image, (or very few, enough that the tool won't register the region), then select the "Select By Color" tool.
 * 7) Select a part of your background, and the tool should select all the background on your image.
 * 8) Hit delete, and then export your image as a png. Tada!
 * 9) Alternatively, if your image has color similarities, then use the "Fuzzy Select Tool" to select individual regions and delete them. This takes a lot more time, but you will be able to clear out images that don't like the "Select By Color Tool".

If you'd like, I can provide a few screenshots if this isn't clear enough.