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saphiremomo — How to Save: Using the GIMP
Published: 2005-12-13 02:45:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1864; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 107
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Do you know if it's possible to save, so that when you open it, all your previous layers are still there?
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Yes, if you save it as a .xcf (which is a GIMP file) or a .psd (Photoshop file) it should save all of your layers as well.
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Thanks! Oddly enough, it didn't work with the .psd files, but .xcf works wonders!
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Great tutorial! Although personally what I do is copy the finished work onto MS Paint, and save it there. I have the most experience with Paint. XD
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Ohhh, thank you so much!! 
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Aghh, I totally needed this. Thanks. Isn't it silly? But I needed it!
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This is helpful but... when you save as a jpg format the transparency vanishes and the lineart you colour under goes away so do we really have to save it in the xcf format?....
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Well, I've found that saving as jpg can also slowly degenerate your pictures, depending on how many times you save the picture. However, you can keep the lineart in a separate, jpg format file, and then just make it transparent each time you want to work. But I believe that if you are CGing with multiple layers and such it is best to save as xcf.
I hope that answered your question. ._.;;
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Thank you~<3 ^0^ Yep, it helps! ^+^ Umm... Also... When you finish your work you want the lineart visible yes? Well if you can't save it then what could you do...? ;_; Screenshot it?
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If your lineart disappears after saving, then before saving you could do Image->Flatten Image. Or merge the lineart layer onto the next, and the next.... using Layers->Merge layers. You could also keep your lineart as a separate image, I think, and then put it on after you saved as .jpg.
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I hope that works~ Thank you! ^w^
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Wow. That was helpful. No really, it was. o__O I was in fear of losing something like last time. 
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