Amariithynar

that's what I did. ._.; It's why I'm really confused.

It's there for me; To switch between layers is as simple as just clicking on them, right?

Ah, that's what you mean when you say transparent layer. Just making a new layer. That's what I do normally-I just tried the layer opacity thing in case that's what you meant. For some reason there's this block of "invisible" that is copied in the selection, even if it's to another layer. It's... Odd, to say the least. And it's not any specific picture; I mean, I found out about this irritant when I was trying to just copy and paste a single curved line. Here's what I did: Add Layer. Draw curved line. Selection around it. Copy, new layer, paste. I'm uploading a picture where I've turned the background off to show that there's no white behind it, just invisible matrix. Sorry I am not that familiar with the technical terms and such; I just use it for minor editing. x_x; Yes, it's a PNG; I know it flattens layers. But it was what I had to save it to to get it onto imageshack.

You'd think so, and I thought so, but that's exactly where the problem comes into play. Even with a transparent layer it STILL pulls the background when I try and copy/paste it. Might the program be bugged and I need to reinstall? Or is there something I'm just missing? (to confirm re: layers: Add new layer, draw on layer, copy layer, click to background/previous layer, paste and move. Correct? When I try setting the opacity of the layer lower so it'll be transparent it lightens the image making it so that it doesn't transfer properly, which was the only way I could think of to make a transparent layer.)

Still causes the same issue; the background sticks to the image, even when I try copying and pasting using the checkerboard (invisible) background to draw on then copy the image.

I just KNOW that I'm going to kick myself in the pants when I get an answer to this, but; Windows XP, Paint.net v3.5.5. I use the selection tool, select an area, and copy the selection and then paste. Unfortunately, it also selects the background as well when I paste. I don't know how I've done it before but I've been able to paste things that I've copied without the background also being copied. NOTE: Yes, I'm aware of the Magic Wand for basic images. I'm not referring to it's usage, however. And I've also only had this issue within the past month or so, as well- I never had a problem before. Possibly an update, or more than likely a change in something I've been doing I just don't recall doing now. Please keep things relatively simple, since I usually just use the program for minor picture editting and resizing. x_x;