erasing

[adriaannelemans@online.nl]

(01-04-2023, 08:53 AM)rich2005 Wrote:

Quote:Just started.  I have an image on wich I paint. When I erase it goes through the whole image and becomes white. How should I erase something and keep my background intact ? I'm sure its easy, but I can't find.

It is easy, New to Gimp ? Check with the Gimp documentation first https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-tool-eraser.html ( https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/nl/gimp-tool-eraser.html )

Sometimes a picture helps



The erase tool shows white because (1) the background colour is set to white (2) the layer has no transparency, an alpha channel. Add one with Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha channel

The erase then shows a checker pattern which is a way of denoting transparency.

If you add a new transparent layer on top Layer -> New Layer and make sure the Fill With is set to Transparency, then you can paint and erase without problem.

You helped me out with this one. Now how can I select a part and than work on that selection, change size, color, mirror or move it. I tried to make a new layer first but it didn't work.