Using this tool, click and drag around the image where you wish to separate the background.Select the Fuzzy Select icon from the tool panel on the left (it looks like a magic wand, with a star on top).If the option is unavailable, this means that the image already has a transparent background setting. Right-click on the “New Channel” button and select “Add Alpha Channel” from the drop-down menu.Select your image layer from the bottom-right menu.Open GIMP and choose the image you wish to edit.The background should then be transparent.

If the selection was created by clicking on the background, press “Delete” on your keyboard.A dotted outline will be created around your main subject.Click and drag on the image to create a selection area to save.(It looks like a wand with a star on top.) From the tools panel in the top-left corner of the screen, click on the Fuzzy Select icon.If you cannot select “Add Alpha Channel,” then the background already has the setting. Right-click and choose “Add Alpha Channel.” This will ensure that your image is transparent rather than black or white.From the menu on the bottom-right side of the screen, select your image layer.Open GIMP on your Windows computer and select the image you wish to edit.

Gnu image manipulation