PNG files without background

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2019-07-19 21:22:48


Is it possible to export a PNG file without a background? I keep looking, but cannot find this possibility...

Best wishes, Helge.
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2019-07-20 01:40:10

Hi Helge.

That's because it's easier than you think. PNG files have built-in transparency: you just have to make sure that you don't paint over it in Pixelmator Pro. So:
* If you have a background layer with a solid colour, hide it.
* If you have a layer that has a colour painted around the subject, either select it and delete it, select it and mask it out, or just remove it with the smart eraser.

When editing, Pixelmator Pro indicates transparency with a checkerboard pattern on screen. If you can see this, the areas it covers will be transparent on export.

Hope this helps.

- Stef.