erase parts of image floater so they are transparent

[dk_art]

I'm just using the Painter 5 demo and have two image floaters. One is above the other and I want to erase parts of it to be transparent. I am using the eraser tool and its various settings but the erased parts only show up as another colour and don't make the erased parts show the object underneath. I'm used to the object eraser tool in PhotoImpact where I can erase or make translucent parts of image objects. Is there some way to do this in Painter 5

David K

David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/xarax/devil.gif

[dk_art]

I'm just using the Painter 5 demo and have two image floaters. One is above the other and I want to erase parts of it to be transparent. I am using the eraser tool and its various settings but the erased parts only show up as another colour and don't make the erased parts show the object underneath. I'm used to the object eraser tool in PhotoImpact where I can erase or make translucent parts of image objects. Is there some way to do this in Painter 5

David K

David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/xarax/devil.gif

[dk_art]

I bought an unopened Painter 6 in the can from a guy in Ontario on Ebay (I think he must have bought a whole bunch of these from Corel or something at next to cost). It should be arriving soon so if there's a way in Painter 6 to solve my above question , maybe that would be helpful to know.

David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/xarax/devil.gif

[Judi A]

Select the layer it is on.

Open the mask and activate the mask of the object by clicking on it.

Disable preserve transparency.

Now either use the eraser or a brush with white as the color selected.

[dk_art]

was that in Painter 6 or 5 as in the painter 5 demo I cant seem to find disable transparency or accomplish these steps

David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/xarax/devil.gif

[Jinny Brown]

David,

There is no "Preserve Transparency" option in Painter 5.

There's a tutorial on my website that explains how to do this. Use the link below and click the top left link icon to go to my Tutorials section. The look for the tutorial named "'Erasing' on a Transparent Layer - (Transparent Layer Masks)". It works the same for a Floater in Painter 5 and 5.5 or a Layer in Painter 6:

http://www.pixelalley.com/pixelalley...ons-pages.html

Good luck, and if you have any questions, let me know.

Jinny Brown

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[dk_art]

Thanks ... I got it to work .... I'll check a couple other things on your site ... I can't wait till my Painter 6 arrives

David K ... www.dkingdesign.com http://www.dkingdesign.com/stuff/xarax/devil.gif

[Jinny Brown]

David,

Great! It's good to hear you figured it out and got it to work.

If you're going to check things out on my site, there are a whole lot of tutorials not only in the Tutorials section but also in the Fun with Brush Strokes, Character Matters, and Effects sections you can use in Painter 6.

Have fun! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Jinny Brown

PixelAlley's Section Links: http://www.pixelalley.com/pixelalley...ons-pages.html
(Painter 5 and 6 tutorials, Painter 7 info, tutorials, PDF downloads, brushes)
Contact: jinbrown@pixelalley.com or,
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