I have 4 layers and a background, but the white background is making the other layers too pale - but I can't flood the background with colour. What can I do?

I'm not sure I understand your problem. Are the 4 layers set to Opacity=100%? If so, the background layer should not show through.

If you need a solid color layer under your 4 layers:

1. Select the background layer.
2. Create a new layer above it (Ctrl + N on a PC).
3. Fill the new layer with whatever color you want.

Hope this helps.

Are you sure you have background visible? You can double click on the word background in the layers palette and turn it into layer 0 (or any name you choose).

If you want to change the color of the background, choose the new color on swatches pallete or whatever way you want. Then press the ALT+BACKSPACE (PC), OPTION+DELETE (MAC) key combination :) Tihomir

It will prevent the white from overwhelming the other layers when you are setting transparency levels lower than opaque.

You can even use it on images which you've copied and pasted into the new image.

I'm wondering if there any good reasons for starting with a backgound other than Transparent. I always start a new doc as Transparent and if I open an image with a background then the first thing I do is change it to a layer.

I like to color the B layer into black, that way you can see even the smalest flaws :) Tihomir

Thanks Qualien, I went with the new layer above background as you suggested... cryptojoe, Thanks... I only hope I remember that, when I next create a new document. dreamer101, Yes, there is a good reason... it's called "the idiocy of the newbie" - well I didn't know - did I? Tantarus, What's a "B layer"?

for CS2 users, you can take advantage of dreamer101's idea by using the Scripts Events Manager and set up a script to run at start up that makes the background transparent... :) retrocity

Once you select Transparent for a new document it will stay Transparent on each new document unless you change it or dump your prefs. CS2 will have to wait a while for me.

Its the background layer, I was lazy to write the whole word lol :) Also if you dont want to print youre work but only use it for screen purposes, never use more than 72 pixels/inch. Its the resolution option in cryptojoe printscreen :) Merry Christmas to all :)) Tihomir

Attached Link: Snag-it Home

By boosting the initial pixels up to 7200, then resizing it up from 200 or so pixel width (bi-cubic sharper) it allows me to blow up small images without loosing too much clarity.

That little screenshot program comes in real handy for doing Pictorials in the Rhinoceros 3D Forum. Instead of making a screenshot which you have to crop from, you simply drag over the area and it automatically saves the image in the folder of your choosing.

It makes life allot easier and faster when you have five or six screen-shots to do in succession.

In case you're interested I included a link above.

Message edited on: 12/25/2005 07:04

I have SnagIt 7. It is a pretty good capture software. I was previously using Corel Capture but this one has it beat. It has it's own image editor plus I love that it will capture a scrolling webpage and a lot of other features.

I have 6, and don't know what I'd do without it. Usually you can immediately repost to threads without having to edit the way I did here, but I like to boost it a tad so they can see the settings, numbers, and so forth.