Transparent Background

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I want a transparent background. I put the color of my background in "transparent", and when I erase the background color, it turns black.
Help.

[dacap]

First of all you need to convert your Background layer into a Transparent layer. Select the Background layer, and then the "Layer > Layer from Background" menu option. Then you can try again painting with the transparent color or just using the Eraser.

[Καράθις]

Originally posted by dacap:

First of all you need to convert your Background layer into a Transparent layer. Select the Background layer, and then the "Layer > Layer from Background" menu option. Then you can try again painting with the transparent color or just using the Eraser.

Thanks for your attention. Still, I think I have not explained myself well. What I'm looking for is a "Background" style layer that is transparent, and not a normal "layer".

[dacap]

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

What I'm looking for is a "Background" style layer that is transparent

How should behave such kind of layer? If you draw with the transparent color in that background, what color you should see?

[Καράθις]

Originally posted by dacap:

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

What I'm looking for is a "Background" style layer that is transparent

How should behave such kind of layer? If you draw with the transparent color in that background, what color you should see?

When I draw on a background, using the transparent color, it turns black.
If I convert a layer to a background, the background becomes the color of the right click (background). Although I have it in transparent.

[dacap]

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

When I draw on a background, using the transparent color, it turns black. If I convert a layer to a background, the background becomes the color of the right click (background). Although I have it in transparent.

That's because Background layers are opaque, do not have Alpha (i.e. Alpha=100% in all pixels). If you want a transparent sprite (we can call it "transparent background"), you just remove the background or convert it to a transparent layer (right-click a layer > Layer From Background)

[Καράθις]

Originally posted by dacap:

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

When I draw on a background, using the transparent color, it turns black. If I convert a layer to a background, the background becomes the color of the right click (background). Although I have it in transparent.

That's because Background layers are opaque, do not have Alpha (i.e. Alpha=100% in all pixels). If you want a transparent sprite (we can call it "transparent background"), you just remove the background or convert it to a transparent layer (right-click a layer > Layer From Background)

Then I can not make a transparent background. Should I convert it into a "normal" layer? That is, convert from Background to layer?
Thanks for ur answers.

[dacap]

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

Should I convert it into a "normal" layer? That is, convert from Background to layer?

Yes, you can use the "Layer > Layer from Background" menu option for that.

You can read more information about these kind of layers here: https://www.aseprite.org/docs/layers/

[Καράθις]

Originally posted by dacap:

Originally posted by Rust Cohle:

Should I convert it into a "normal" layer? That is, convert from Background to layer?

Yes, you can use the "Layer > Layer from Background" menu option for that.

You can read more information about these kind of layers here: https://www.aseprite.org/docs/layers/

Thanks. You are so kind.