Transparent Background Instagram Story: How to Make Transparent Background in Instagram Story

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Transparent Background Instagram Story: How to Make Transparent Background in Instagram Story

Last Updated: 2024. 09. 14

Looking for a way to level up your Instagram Story game? Never forget to try a transparent background Story!

Creating a transparent background for your Instagram story to enable your post a new aesthetic look, or you can add a transparent layer to your Instagram stories and make your messages stand out!

Adding a transparent background/overlay is such a fun way to make Instagram stories stand out and engage your following. Follow us and learn how to make a transparent background to add creativity and variety to your Instagram story!

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How to Make Transparent Background in Instagram Story

It's super easy to do a transparent background on Instagram Story. To do a transparent background on Instagram Story, follow the steps below:

Step 1

Go to the instagram app, tap the plus symbol down in the bottom middle or swipe right directly to create a new Instagram Story.

Step 2

Select any photo (or video) that you want to upload to your Instagram Story.

Step 3

Once done, tap on the three dots icon in the right corner and then tap draw.

Step 4

After that, you can set the color of the transparent background by choosing a color either on the color palette or by using the highlighter on the photo and choose one of the colors from the photo.

Step 5

Once selected your desired color for the background, put your finger at the screen and long-hold it until the Insta Story be covered by this transparent overlay.

Step 6

(Optional) Make more edits to personalize your transparent overlay. You can use the Eraser tool to design your Insta Story even more, such as uncover a specific part of your photo or video, or do outlines around a person or object.

How to Make Transparent Background/Overlay on Instagram Story

Great Alternative to Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story and More

Besides using the built-in editor to make a transparent background/overlay for your Stories, we'd like to introduce another great tool called FlexClip to have an easier time editing on making a transparent background for your Instagram Stories as well as other social media, like YouTube and TikTok.

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Check the steps below to learn how to make transparent background/overlay for your Instagram story using FlexClip:

Step 1

Access FlexClip editor and import your video clips or any photo you want to add a transparent background.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - Upload

Step 2

Choose the right ratio for your post and then add your footage to the canvas by clicking the plus icon.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - Add Footage

Step 3

Go to the Elements tab and pick the shape collection to add a desired shape to your footage.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - Add Shape

Step 4

Change the shape color and adjust the opacity to make it a transparent one, and then drag and drop the shape layer to adjust its size and location for covering the desired area.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - Adjust

Step 5

Now, you've added a transparent overlay to your project. Feel free to make more edits to perfect it, add title and text, decorative stickers, and more elements.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - More Edits

Step 6

Once finished, you can export the frame as an image, or export the project with animations as a video, and then share it to your Instagram story.

Make Transparent Background for Instagram Story Using FlexClip - Download

Final Words

Well, that's all for how to add transparent background/overlay to Instagram story in two ways. You can make a transparent background on Instagram app directly, or make an Instagram story with transparent background and more creative effect using the third-party tool, FlexClip. Give those two methods a try. By the way, FlexClip can also make other effects for you, like 3-layer effect, side by side effect, and more. Explore endless possibilities with FlexClip.

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