[ Solved ] Save Pic with alpha channel?

[markw]

Oh…
That’s very disappointing to hear
The above steps work for me every time, no problems. I confess I’m out of ideas now. It could be a bug with your system+ArtRage, possibly?
Sadly I’m also out of internet access for today too Will look in again tomorrow and hopefully you will have found the problem.

[inc]

i have no idea. i had in mind, it's just simple as usual. but it seems to be a problem.

maybe some one can test my portrait to save all layer into one alpha transparency png or tiff


so long, back to the painting

[HannahRage]

Okay, first, your canvas is not transparent so that will be included in the image you export. Try either of these things:

1. Open the layers menu, merge all layers (temporarily!) and then choose to export that layer. It will be transparent automatically because it does not include the background.

2. Open the Canvas Settings (View > Canvas Settings) and set 'Opacity' to 0%. The background will change to a cell pattern. Close it and export your painting.

[inc]

1. Open the layers menu, merge all layers (temporarily!) and then choose to export that layer. It will be transparent automatically because it does not include the background.

merging all layer and export the layer into a png worked.

thanks for that info

[markw]

Well I’m back online for a bit and glad to see inc that you finally managed to get a viable PNG out
Though I’m still curious (I may have been a cat in a former life!) as to what in your painting was/is preventing a PNG export the normal way?
So if you might indulge me in some speculation…
Looking at your above screenshot of the Layers Panel again, what is the bottom highlighted layer that is set to 0% Opacity?
If you were using that as your "canvas/background" then setting just that to 0% won’t of helped as the actual ArtRage canvas would still be active at 100%. Both that layer, if acting as a "canvas/background" and the actual ArtRage canvas would need to be set to 0%.
To set the actual ArtRage canvas to 0% you would need to go to View > Canvas Settings and set it's Opacity to 0% there.