kimberlywq Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I am very new to this (started yesterday). I've been reading everything I can on this forum and the help topics, but I still can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have one image (image A) that is my background. I have a second image (image that I want to paste onto the background. Image B is an item that I have cut out and has the checkerboard in the background. I saved it as a png file, closed it, and reopened it, but the checkerboard is still there. I tried to paste image B onto image A and the checkerboard was pasted along with the image. I then saved image A as a png file, closed it, and reopened it, and the checkerboard was still there. I tried to select layers, but I guess since I saved it, the layers are flattened(?). Somehow I did delete image B but the checkerboard square is still on image A. Please help! ~Kim P.S. Once I can do the above, do I have to save, close, and reopen the file each time I paste something onto it in order for the checkerboard to go away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkfight Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 The checkerboard repersents transparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlywq Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 I understand that the checkerboard represents transparent. 1. My image B is not on image A, just the checkerboard box. 2. In order to work on my project, I need to be able to see it and not a bunch of checkerboards. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 save your cut out image "b" as a .png file in my pictures now in paint open "a" your background. up at top in layers import from file "b" make sure its a png and not pdn. or for copy and paste. I'm almost certaint it is actually impossible to copy and paste the checkerboard pattern. you probably are on the wrong layer when you do your copy in "b" make sure you are on the layer with the cut out if you wish to do it that way. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlywq Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thank you so much Oma! That worked great for pasting my image! Now, I still have the problem of the other separate checkered box that stayed on my image A after all my previous attempts at this. Do you know how I can get rid of it? I can't select it and I didn't insert it as a layer, it was the one I just copied and pasted. I had already saved my image A, so I think it flattened it into one item. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thank you so much Oma! That worked great for pasting my image! Now, I still have the problem of the other separate checkered box that stayed on my image A after all my previous attempts at this. Do you know how I can get rid of it? I can't select it and I didn't insert it as a layer, it was the one I just copied and pasted. I had already saved my image A, so I think it flattened it into one item. Thank you! do you mean a chekered box is covering up your picture? go over to the right side do you have your layers showing? make sure the one with your A background picture is checked when you flatten it that checkered layer should go away its see thru , transparent, did you read this post http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/en/L ... Modes.html Rick explains about layers in this one. worth a read thru. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlywq Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Yes, the checkerboard box is covering up part of my picture. I just undid the last action where I pasted my image B, just so everything would be more clear to me. In my list of layers, the only one there is background and it has a checkmark. Even in the thumbnail the checkered box shows up. Edit: I did read that section. That's why I did save and close the picture and then reopened it. I just saved and reopened again and the box is still there. I did save it as a png. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 do you know how to check you pm's I'll send you thru a quick mini tut. OMA Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlywq Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 do you know how to check you pm's I'll send you thru a quick mini tut. OMA Yes, I can check my pm's. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 pm sent Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirage8834 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'm confused. How do I cut out a pic? :LassoTool: Do I use the lasso?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolcirca90 Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I'm confused. How do I cut out a pic? :LassoTool: Do I use the lasso?? viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4841 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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