Sirwin Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hello. I've just started using paint.net after my paint in Windows 10 decided it wasn't going to work anymore. I have to say that I am completely bamboozled! For instance, how does the erase function work? It just seems to draw faint dotted lines, and do nothing else. It certainly doesn't erase anything. I would like to select an area, press delete, and have it erased, like in paint. How do I do that with paint.net? Cheers, Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 The eraser erases like an eraser does. If you hold down the left mouse button, it will erase whatever is under the cursor -- like a Paintbrush, but erasing instead of coloring. You can set the size of the area to be erased by setting the Brush width. If you have a region selected, you can erase it by using the command Edit>Erase Selection, or by pressing the Delete key on the keyboard. ALSO: This belongs in Paint.NET Discussion and Questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Stuart First Welcome to Pant. Net As to using the various "tools" I would suggest a reading of the General Discussion area may give you much guidance. The quick answer to you question is this, only one of several possibilities.. Again Welcome Edited August 27, 2016 by Scooter Quote Scooter Age is only a number --in my case a Really BIG number, but there you have it When the prefect paint.net image is created, I will still be wondering "How they Do that?"- sigh☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Hi Stuart and welcome The online documentation is a great place to learn the basics. This page covers the eraser tool http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/EraserTool.html Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirwin Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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