Hi folks

I've made a sprite of a cactus. Its a jpg converted to a pcx. The entire picture is rectangular with dimensions 250x700 pixels.

The cactus itself does not take up the entire 250x750 rectangle. I want the sky to be visible behind it.

Is there a way, using GIMP, to make selected areas of pcx transparent so my backrgound will be visible? Can I do this in WED?

Mark