# Background image transparency

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/background-image-transparency/1981>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [March 16, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/background-image-transparency/1981 "2021-03-16T23:24:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ray](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/ray/32/23707_2.png) [@ray](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ray)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/background-image-transparency/1981/1 "2021-03-16T23:24:45Z")

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This idea is about adding png transparency support for BG images…

If it’s easy to do, this could be a nice feature for adding stickers overlays for reference that give the biggest possible working area:

Without, extra space is covered

 ![Screenshot_20210317-001549_Nomad](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/2X/2/250456451461b6322004459da7778ae92c7ec60e.jpeg)

With, extra space could be used:

 ![Screenshot_20210317-001847_Nomad](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/2X/9/9411cce200f8f7ccbe6ee1ea91f2cf6936843af1.jpeg)  
(photoshopped)

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**Author:** ![dcipperley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/dcipperley/32/3120_2.png) [@dcipperley](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/dcipperley)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/background-image-transparency/1981/2 "2021-03-17T04:55:47Z")

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I too would like this but for a different reason. I would like to import empty black line rectangles to act as panel borders when working out composition of a scene.

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**Author:** ![ray](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/ray/32/23707_2.png) [@ray](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ray)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/background-image-transparency/1981/3 "2021-03-17T14:42:37Z")

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Makes sense too

For my case I could just put that reference pic in the background too, but I was working on the nose details for the quark character then of course the background ref is hidden by the big head