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LAYER MASK - gaystan - 02-14-2023
First, I opened my "base" layer (background image). Second, I OPENed AS A LAYER. Got my "top" image positioned. Added LAYER MASK. Then I clicked on ERASER tool > PAINT BRUSH. Selecting the MASK, painting
the area I want to remove (to show background layer beneath). Using the NORMALmade painting. but the MASKED
LAYER has a green bounding box around it. And I can't ERASE the part of the "top" layer I want to erase. I tried adding an ALPHA CHANNEL. That didn't work. The ERASE tool isn't working. I'm not sure what I did wrong. Or didn't
do properly. I have GIMP version 2.10 / Windows 10
garystan
document.oncontextmenu = null; document.body.onpaste = null; document.body.onselectstart = null; document.onselectstart = null; document.ondragstart = null; document.body.oncut = null; document.onmousedown = null; document.body.oncontextmenu = null; document.body.oncopy = null; document.body.ondragstart = null; document.body.onmousedown = null;
RE: LAYER MASK - rich2005 - 02-14-2023
Quote: ...I'm not sure what I did wrong...
Add your layer mask (white) to the layer. No need to add an alpha channel, the layer mask does that.
If you have a green border, you turned Layer -> Mask -> Show Layer Mask ON Turn it OFF
You make the layer mask active by clicking on its icon in the layers dock. Active it has a white border. Then you paint on the canvas Black to uncover / White to cover/ grey(s) for semi-transparency.
A quick demo animation of that: https://i.imgur.com/1p4fjPr.mp4