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RE: Eraser Stopped Working - Connolly Music Creations - 02-26-2025
(02-23-2025, 06:59 PM)rich2005 Wrote: 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.
Alright, still trying to figure this out since the eraser is still not working for whatever reason. If I start over how do I create a layer mask then paint it black? Do I do this before I upload the image?
RE: Eraser Stopped Working - Ofnuts - 02-26-2025
Make sure you have not got a tiny selection somewhere (in which case you can only act within the selection and most of the image is protected). So try Select > None.
Otherwise, see the check list.