There will likely be times that you want to get images that aren't available in the platform. You can paste any image into your SciFi Hive panel from anywhere but we will show you how to get images from Google Images.
First, let's get a background:
- Goto Google Images
- Enter in your search criteria (it's best to enter in the word comic or cartoon so you get images that fit nicely in a comic)
- Press enter to search
- review the list of images returned and click on one you like to bring it up in the right hand side preview pane
- right or alt click on the image in the preview window and click on Copy Image
- return to your SciFi Hive panel and press Ctrl-V or Command-V to paste the image into the panel
- the click on it to move and resize as needed
Alternatively, you can copy the link to the image and use the Add an image from a URL function on the paste button.
- right click on the preview image and choose copy image address
- click on the paste button
- paste the link you just copied into the Add an image from a URL box
- click on "Insert Image"
When you want to add an object in front of the background, you usually want that objects background to be transparent. To get transparent images from google, do the following.
- enter your search criteria and press enter
- click on the Tools button
- Use the Color dropdown to choose Transparent
Now the images that come up will have a transparent background.
- click on one you like to preview
- You'll notice that it has gray and white checkers behind in the background. That means transparent.
- right click on it and choose copy image
- go to your panel and press Ctrl-V or Command-V to add it to your panel
- you'll notice that it has a transparent background
That's all there is to getting images from Google Images. If you need a refresher during a SciFi Hive there is a quick tutorial in the platform.
Just click on the paste button and the "Tutorial: Getting transparent images from Google" link to see the tutorial.
