# Background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background/51022>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 8, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background/51022 "2004-05-08T22:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![lude712](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ba0ec/32.png) [@lude712](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lude712)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background/51022/1 "2004-05-08T22:11:58Z")

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ok im new to this and i know this is a stupid question but i was wondering if i import a pic in the library and set that picture as the background. now i want to make the background to be sort of transparent. i guess i need to lower the opacity. how do i do that??? thanks in advance