Keep the ink, reveal the water
Illustration
The dark koi structure stays readable while the lighter ripples and paper texture arrive in the opened view.
Make reveal images for X.
Create tap-and-hold reveals, hidden images and transparent PNG tricks that change between X's feed and opened-image viewer.
Press and hold the image, or click to switch.
Make an X reveal PNG
Upload an image, paint what stays visible in the feed, then download a Tap and Hold-ready PNG.
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Building the preview
Processed locally in this browser tab.
Paint blue over the clothing, text or details that should remain visible in the feed.
Building the preview
Real reveal patterns
Each example is generated from one source image with the same mask and transparency process as the studio above.
Product to process
Process
Keep the finished bicycle legible, then reveal the construction arcs and component studies around it.
Deadpan to deep sea
Meme
The breakfast cat supplies the setup; the flying fish and teacup submarine deliver the second read.
Room to constellation
Hidden detail
A quiet reading nook becomes a night ocean once the whale constellation and paper boats appear.
Export it without breaking the trick
The effect depends on PNG transparency and X's image processing, so the posting steps matter.
Paint the feed teaser
Keep clothing, captions or other clues blue in the mask editor. Unpainted areas wait for the reveal.
Check both surfaces
Feed simulates a light timeline. Hold shows the same transparent PNG against a dark image viewer.
Post the exact PNG
Download once and attach it through x.com desktop. Do not screenshot, edit or re-save the file.
Before you post
X can change its image pipeline, so every preview is an informed simulation rather than a guarantee.