bellaxx331 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 I'm using multiply blend mode to make my image semi-transparent as the bottom layer. When I try merge all the layers down from the bottom two first or use Ctrl + Shift + F to flatten the image to save as PNG it loses all transparency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Hello @bellaxx331 and welcome to the forum Perhaps give this a try - merge the second-to-lowest layer into the lowest layer, then use Ctrl + Shift + F. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellaxx331 Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 Thanks for the welcome! It still doesn't work, when I merge the 'multiply' layer loses all transparency. I'm trying to keep the mesh like fabric top layer transparent when I merge down. If you have any solutions to this problem, it would mean a lot thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Try moving the bottom layer above the layer 3, then flatten? Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellaxx331 Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 I tried it but it doesn't work, even if I move around the layers nothing seems to work. I put a pale tone behind the image below to show what happens when I flatten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 Can you upload your PDN so I can play with it. Also, it's important how you merge the layers, please see this post: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/28293-merging-layers-down-with-different-blending-modes/?do=findComment&comment=408392 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellaxx331 Posted July 24 Author Share Posted July 24 It doesn't let me upload pdn on this forum, its there another way I can send it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 44 minutes ago, bellaxx331 said: , its there another way I can send it? You should be able to upload a ZIP on this forum. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 On 7/20/2024 at 6:03 AM, bellaxx331 said: I'm using multiply blend mode to make my image semi-transparent as the bottom layer. What exactly does that mean? The Multiply blend mode, or any other blend mode, doesn't make things transparent. Transparency is controlled by the alpha channel. If the bottom layer is opaque, flattening the image will result in an image without any transparency, no matter what the blend mode. In fact, changing the blend mode of the lowest layer has no effect if the layer is opaque, since there's nothing to blend to. (I'm pretty sure that's also true for non-opaque lowest layers, but I don't want to bother thinking it through.) UPDATE: Perhaps I know what you mean, but I suspect you expect the layer blending to work differently than it does. If you have a light blue layer with Multiply mode, it's sort of like it's transparent -- like tinted glass. If you put a layer below it, it shows through, shaded light blue. If you have a layer above the Multiply layer, and merge the two layers, the resulting layer will have the Multiply blend mode. But other than that, the blending is the same as would occur if the lower layer had the Normal blend mode. You may think merging layers should result in a layer that blends with the layers below in a way that allows the image to be unchanged from what it was before merging them; but unfortunately, that's not possible. The only thing that's preserved is the lower layer's blending mode. (If you flatten an image, the single resulting layer's blend mode is always Normal.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellaxx331 Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 top 2.zip Here's the zip file, I had to lower the resolution to post it. I've saved the PDN successfully semi-transparent before I just forgot how to do it again for my other work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, bellaxx331 said: I've saved the PDN successfully semi-transparent before I just forgot how to do it again for my other work. You probably used actual transparency (the alpha channel) instead of trying to use a blend mode. There's absolutely no way to save transparency in a PNG file by using blend modes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 So @MJW has the answer, something I just learned too 😎 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellaxx331 Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 If that is the case, would making a lace/net type pattern, be impossible on paint.net at the same time? Unless I individually change each pixel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 No, this is possible, and actually quite easy. First, you need to separate the gradient and the hex grid to separate layers. Apply a linear gradient across the background layer with the Transparency mode active. If you want the pattern to fade as well as the background color, drag out another transparent gradient on the layer that has the pattern. 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...
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