03-28-2019, 06:38 PM
Does that planet have a transparent background? I don't think so. For example, if it was saved as a jpg at some stage the transparent background would have been removed. Open that little planet in Gimp and check.
I have found, on one forum only, that copying an image with a transparent background changes the transparency to black. Workaround: Don't copy. Save the image to disk, then open that with Gimp. Transparency is retained.
In the Layers Dialogue you still have a Floating Selection. Right click on that and select "To New Layer"
Using an older version of Gimp won't solve anything. 2.10.8 is good.
I have found, on one forum only, that copying an image with a transparent background changes the transparency to black. Workaround: Don't copy. Save the image to disk, then open that with Gimp. Transparency is retained.
In the Layers Dialogue you still have a Floating Selection. Right click on that and select "To New Layer"
Using an older version of Gimp won't solve anything. 2.10.8 is good.