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Does anyone that uses Paint.NET know if its possible to use the fill function to delete a section of image or all of one colour?

skeletonboy wrote:Does anyone that uses Paint.NET know if its possible to use the fill function to delete a section of image or all of one colour?

I doubt it but can't say for certain.
Just download GIMP : http://www.gimp.org
In my opinion, it's as good as Photoshop but is free.

But would the Paint.NET file work in GIMP? I know that it wont work in photoshop because I tried it at school.

Not the fill function, but you can use the magic wand for it. Set the sensitivity of the tool low, like 5% or something, and select "global" from the "global/local" selection, then click on the color you want to select. This way you get all pixels of that colour selected, then just click delete, this will delete the area you have selected from the current layer, ie. set the area into transparent.

If you want that area to be filled with another colour instead, choose the colour and set it as your primary colour, then hit backspace and it will fill the area.

There's actually very little you can't do with paint.net, once you learn how. I've made all my map projects with paint.net so far with no bigger problems.

Thanks for the help

When you're using the fill tool, look up to at the rightmost end of the lowest toolbar. The rightmost button allows you to toggle between "blend mode" and "overwrite." "Blend mode" is the default, where if your selected color is semi-transparent it will apply on top of the current color. If you select "overwrite," the new transparent color will replace the old color entirely -- and if your selected color is entirely transparent it will delete the area completely.

It may also be useful to hold shift when using the magic wand or fill tool, which will apply the selection or fill to every instance of the target color in the entire image.

It may also be useful to hold shift when using the magic wand or fill tool, which will apply the selection or fill to every instance of the target color in the entire image.

That has the same effect as selecting "global" from the flood mode menu...

But hey, it's always nice to hear different ways of accomplishing a task. Didn't even know about that shift thing with the magic wand, thanks.