maredie Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I tried to cut out an image and paste it onto another image, a background. When I did, a white square showed up around the copied image. How do I change it so that the square doesn't show up? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBlackLamb Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Set your secondary colour's Alpha value to 0, I think that should do it Quote dA Son, someday you will make a girl happy for a short period of time. Then she'll leave you & be with men that are ten times better than you can imagine. These men are called musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I think they mean they're using a rectangle select cutting out a picture and it's on a white background. In that case, you should read this: http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4841&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maredie Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 that tutorial helped, except step 5 is not working for me. i can't figure out now how to delete the unselected part. i've never used this program before, so everything is kind of different XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 once you've got everything outlined, you use the magic wand to select the interior of your outline. With the interior selected, press Ctrl-I to invert the selection, or alternatively click the edit tab, and select "Invert Selection". Then simply press the Delete key on your keyboard and everything outside your outline should disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maredie Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I figured it out. =P Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 once you've got everything outlined, you use the magic wand to select the interior of your outline. With the interior selected, press Ctrl-I to invert the selection, or alternatively click the edit tab, and select "Invert Selection". Then simply press the Delete key on your keyboard and everything outside your outline should disappear. I tried this and the whole image disapeared, only I traced around the part I want to cut out with the eraser tool like it was explained in one of the other tuts, and selected the eraser marks with the magic wand, then inverted, and pressed delete. I am also new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 you select the part that is outlined, then Ctrl-I to invert. Look at the flashing lines and it shows you what part is currently selected...you want the flashing lines around the whole outside of the screen, as well as around the outlined portion when you press delete. If the flashing lines are only around the outlined area, then that area will be the portion deleted. Also make sure you select the background layer, not the new layer with your outline on it... hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Also make sure you select the background layer, not the new layer with your outline on it... Everything above this statement is what I have done, and what is happening, but still the whole picture disappears. What does this statement mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 you open the picture you want to cut out in your background layer. you actually do the outline on a new layer. you then select and invert the selection on the new layer, then select the background layer and press delete. not sure I can explain this any better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks, you have been very helpful, I will try this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Apparently, I am a total idiot! I tried this, and I am still having problems. If I use the round or rectangle select tools, I can do this fine, but that won't work for what I am trying to do. Anyway, I have my background image. I tried working with just that by outlining what I want to cut out with the eraser tool. Inverted and pressed delete. The whole picture disappeared. I tried severl different ways of trying to add a new layer and working between the two, but I still either loose the whole image, or I am only left with what looks like a sketch, which consists of being only the portion of the picture where the eraser was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I have come to realize something! :idea: I can use all of the selection tools: laso; the different shapes (circle, etc.) with the method explained above, where you have your background (your picture) and then add a new layer, highlight that layer, use the selection tool and invert, go back and highlight the background layer then delete. These all work. However, when I try to use the eraser tool in the new layer, it will not work there. Am I doing something wrong with the tool? Or is there a specific reason for this? Please explain. What I am trying to do is; outline the area I want to keep with the eraser, then select the erased outline with the magic wand, invert (all in the new layer) go back to the background layer and erase the rest of the picture. But the eraser will not work in the new layer, only on the background layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 This might be a better place to start. http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/index.html Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maredie Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 I haven't been able to be on much, but I'm glad people are discussing this! haha. i will look over everyone's comments, ect. and try to reply once i've tried some more methods.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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