A grey-and-white [[checkered|checkerboard pattern]] that emulates a [[transparent background]] or [[alpha transparency]] within the image. The grey-and-white pattern comes from the way that transparency is shown in [[Adobe Photoshop]] and other programs.

In May 2019, it became a Twitter [[meme]] for artists to create art using fake transparency. This came from an event in which The Pokemon Company revealed a real life [[Geodude]] mascot for the prefecture of Iwate in Japan. Since Geodude doesn't have legs, the costume used fake transparency to "hide" the legs of the performer inside the costume.

h4. See also

* [[Tag group:Meme]]

h4. External links

* "Nintendo Soup: Geodude Mascto Fan Art and Memes Have Started Flooding the Internet":[https://nintendosoup.com/geodude-mascot-fan-art-and-memes-have-started-flooding-the-internet/]
* "SoraNews24: Pokémon and Iwate team up to elect Geodude as the tourism ambassador to the prefecture!":[https://soranews24.com/2019/05/15/pokemon-and-iwate-team-up-to-elect-geodude-as-the-tourism-ambassador-to-the-prefecture/]
* "Twitter: Official tweet announcing the mascot":[https://twitter.com/pref_iwate/status/1128135330865893376]
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