Question Displaying an image on screen

I'd like to place an image in the scene.

I opened Gimp 2.10, selected my white arrow (with the magic wand), copied it, then pasted it as a new image.
This gives me the image below.



Then I saved it with "Export as".
I unchecked "save background color" and checked "save gamma".

The problem is that when I import the image into the Project panel (in Unity), my image is no longer transparent and when I click and drag from the thumbnail in the Project panel to the scene, the cursor displays a cross.

I've also tried to place my thumbnail in an image, but again the cursor displays a cross.

Your help is most welcome,

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Did you set the transparency / alpha import settings properly? Post a screencap of the import panel for that image.

 

Hello,

I've checked the "Alpha is transparency" box,

I'll let you see my images (they're worth more than a long speech):

-here:



-and this:



Thank for your help,

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And how are you displaying this image in your scene?

Some possible answers:

- as a sprite

- as a UI image

- as a quad with an appropriate shader

Something else?

 

Hello all,

If I've understood correctly, sprites are created automatically when you click and drag a thumbnail in the scene.

In my case, it displays a cursor with a cross.
Like when I try to put the thumbnail in a UI Image.

Maybe it's a Gimp error,
I described everything in the first message.

Thanks for your analysis,

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Then import it as a sprite, not as "Default"

You really should spend a little time reviewing the docs:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-TextureImporter.html

EVERY setting has a purpose. Nothing is "by accident," even if some of it does not apply in certain cases.

 

I followed the following tutorial:

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/TextureTypes.html#Sprite

And here's the result:


The problem is that, as you can see, my sprite isn't transparent at the rendering.

If you have any ideas (Gimp or others, export settings, transparency).

Thanks again,

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Find out if your image is transparent. Review Gimp steps for how.

The attached PNG has transparency for sure. Make a sprite, drag it in.