imagegod Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Sorry, I'm disabled, so I'm not sure what the proper nomenclature is: Question: If I rotate an image, I get a 'blank' checkerboard background (not sure what that's called). I'd like to color the background, but neither 'brush' nor 'fill' work. I tried layers 'Merge Down/Merge Visible' but no luck. However, when I exported to JPEG, it merged, giving me a non-blank (i.e. 'white') background that I could color. Obviously there's got to be an easier way...any help would be greatly appreciated...many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 That checkerboard indicates Transparency, You can create a rectangular shape, drag it so that its behind the image and colour it with your chosen colour. JPEG doesn't have transparency so it will fill in the transparent space. PNG files can have transparency so if ever you need to have an image with no background you can use PNG. Gnobelix, Alfred and HVDB Photography 3 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnobelix Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 12 minutes ago, firstdefence said: That checkerboard indicates Transparency, You can create a rectangular shape, drag it so that its behind the image and colour it with your chosen colour. JPEG doesn't have transparency so it will fill in the transparent space. PNG files can have transparency so if ever you need to have an image with no background you can use PNG. you were quicker with your explanation than me firstdefence 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.4: Affinity Photo 1.10.6: Affinity Designer 2.4: Affinity Designer 1.10.6: Affinity Publisher 2.4: Affinity Publisher 1.10.6: Windows 11 Pro (Version 23H2 Build (22631.3447) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagegod Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Wow, that's what I call an explanation! Thanks so much, very useful info. Much appreciated...thanks again! firstdefence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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