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(This post was last modified: 5 hours ago by Connolly Music Creations.)
(10 hours ago)rich2005 Wrote:(11 hours ago)Connolly Music Creations Wrote: I've been erasing the background on an image (saving frequently) but then out of nowhere the eraser stopped working. I can still change the brushes, sizes, opacity, etc., but it doesn't erase.
Post a screenshot showing the eraser toolbox settings / layers ....maybe the layer has been locked.
...but first look at the eraser cursor Does it have a little minus sign against it ? Is the eraser in anti-erase mode ?
Here's what I'm seeing in the toolbox. Also the eraser tool is now an oval but when I hit the circle brush it didn't change. How do I get it back to the default circle?
Sorry if my formatting is wrong. Getting thumb tied trying to learn this system.
Quote - "If the intent is to erase a background from an image, a better way is use a layer mask (white) then paint in black to hide (erase) white to show. Save in xcf format retains the layer mask for future edits."
This brings up an issue I wasn't familiar with. What I'm trying to do is take an old photo and keep only me (as a transparency?) so I can then superimpose that (layer it?) on top of another image which I then put into OpenShot Video Editor with music.
Here is the original and current but please advise on the best way to go.
Here are the images I'm working with.
Well, I tried to upload them to show what I'm doing / where I'm at but apparently they both exceed the size limit. Is it possible to reduce the file size somehow?