New Layer NOT Transparent!?!? How to Change White Background to Transparent in Photoshop
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Trying to change the white background to transparent on your new layers? Creating new layers and they are filled with white? Want transparent background layers? You've come to the right video, in this beginner Photoshop tutorial I show you everything I know about why your new layers might not be transparent!
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Thank you so much for this explanation! It was driving me crazy. I appreciate your time in making these tutorials.
@user-mk8he1ex3m
Жыл бұрын
Same, I was looking at this issue for way too long and the Adobe forums are not amazing! Awesome vid!
Savior! You saved me! That artboard thing drove me crazy and you just solved it. thank you so much
Thank you. I was very frustrated with having a white background on my artboards when it looks to be transparent. Very helpful.
So helpful, changing artboard property to transparent solved it , thank you!!!
Oh wow you are an absolute lifesaver. The artboard background color did the trick. Couldn't understand for the life of me why it saved as white. Thanks so much!
THANK YOU! I was going insane trying to figure this out. The artboard preset to white was why!
3:50 solved my problem. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure why my layers were white!
Thank you so much...I was going insane with CC Photoshop. I've used Photoshop for 10 years and yet today it was like my brain went dead on me. Watching your video and finding the issue in Properties was a huge lifesaver.
every new layer I make is still white I have no idea what's happened but it's only since version 2021.
Thanks so much. Not sure if this a bug in ps 2021, when I cut and paste an element in my image, the element that is pasted, darkens. I have never had this happen in previous versions of photoshop. Any idea why. thanks.
you saved me life with this thank you!
thank you man - you covered everything including my issue which was the new artboard feature that messed everything up. good job!
Thanks for this man - it was the biggest headache and you solved it.
Thank you. My issue was the background transparency colors in the preference section were both set to white for some reason. I just had to change the one of the transparency squares to grey.
Thank you so much for helping to solve this problem !
Artboard background color was white under properties in my case. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for you video bro! I couldn't change the background to transparent, now I can!
Thank you so much! Finally, I got my transparent layers back.
I just found out that any new document I create with the preset "web" (any of them - web large, web medium, etc) will have white background, no matter what I do - even if I change the "Background Contents" to "transparent". I tried everything you did in this tutorial, but nothing would change that. Only way out is creating a new document that is not a "web" preset.
@guilhermetodon
8 ай бұрын
Oh man, you saved my life, I had the same problem and nothing worked, I tested yours and it worked, you are awesome!
Thank youuu ✨❤️
Thank you that is what I was looking for
Thank you so much
Thank you!
Thanks you very much!
Thank you
thank you so much
Thanks, this was very useful!
Thanks!
Thank you!! 🙏
Thanks for this it helped a lot.
Thank u dude
Finally!! You've made my day. Thank you.
thanks for this. stupid google search kept sending me to other stuff in photoshop. I rephrased it and sent me here. your explanation took care of it (transparency was set to none) changing it got it back to checkerboard grid
thanks a lottt!!!!! my problem was in the artboard section and you finally solved it!!! thanks again man!!!😍
Thanks for the video. I'm still having issues. When I select and mask a subject and simply try to copy and paste it to a new layer, it looks like it's gonna be a transparency in the select and mask preview, but when I go to paste it into a new layer, it shows up with a white background anyway, even though the layer started out as checkerboard transparent and so was the selection in my select and mask. How do I remedy this?
Tysm The art board saved me
Thank you so much! My transparency was set as none.
Helpful, thanks!
ahh thank you for this video!
thanks
Thank you so mush!!!! you seem to have saved a lot of people's life❤❤❤❤❤😭😭😭 now I can complete my portfolio . thank you again!!!
dude you're a genius!
Helpful thanks
Thanks Bro
Thanks, this was very useful! It's funny how you can get used to working with something annoying and you don't notice until someone points out how to fix it lol
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
You spend years and realize it was only a checkbox away this whole time haha... ha... 😐
Thank you! I had never worked with art boards before so when I couldn't get the white to disappear I got so confused
I attempted to do the steps you said in photoshop but my layers stay white and don't go back to transparent for editing, do you have any other tips to try and change it back on a PC? I recently got an update in photoshop and it changed everything on my end for me.
Very useful, though I have been using PS for several years now, some basic stuff like this is not obvious. thanks for the video.
Been having this issue even with other apps works for mobile apps as in creating videos etc. transfer them to the pc stuck with the white background
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I finally updated after years, and I didn't know they had added artboards. I thought I was losing my mind. I had exported it as a png, and the background was white. I'm not even sure what the point of adding artboards to photoshop is? Unless maybe the goal is to someday combine them both into one program or something.
Ty very much sir 👍
What version of Photoshop is this? Mine 2021 version has a bug and still can't get transparent background on artboards.
Hey, I got this problem coz' my photoshop is newy added and whenever i delete the background it wouldn't go transparent but white background. I also notice that in the layer/background area instead for image or white board its just the figure of brush (pixel i think). pls help...
thank u
Thanks. I have a different problem. When I am turning the background as white, the brush tool on the layers are getting pixelated. What to do about that? Really need your help.😌
Gosh, thank you so much! It was that bloody Artboard
THANK YOU BROOOOOO
I got some free png overlays but they are only 800x533 (433 kb). The ones I bought are 5184x3456 (2,11 mb). Can I use the free ones, when they are so much smaller? Sorry if the question is stupid. It looks fine on my screen in edit, but not sure it would work for prints?
Thanks for that video!!! My artwork was actually set to "white" after an update :D
Thank you! Artboard was using white... not sure why that even defaults like that.
Thanks so much! What a legend! New sub :)
Helpful video. thanks
Got a new sub, thank you
OMG THAAAAKNS!!
Thaaaaaaaanks! was the f problem with artboards!
Thank you so much so much I suffer from this issue for a while appreciate that My brother
@Pixel & Bracket Thank you for this! I'm brand new to PS. I'm wanting to print out my sketches to screen print onto fabric. PROBLEM is, I only need the black parts of my sketch onto the print out. Any smudge marks or shadows in the background appear when I print it out. Hoping this technique will help me! Lol did I mention I'm new and am NOT tech savvy? Thanks a bunch.
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
You’ll need to isolate your sketch lines better for that. Check the first link in my description under the “watch next” section, and use the masking techniques!
@GingerLeigh737
3 жыл бұрын
Pixel & Bracket I’m going through some more videos right now. Thank you for responding so quickly! 🇨🇦✌️👩🏻🦰
Any way to make the Artboard Transparent bg default?
Super.....
How do you do this in Animate?
Changing my artboard color to transparent from white is what fixed this issue for me. Skip to "Other Issues" at 3:25 to see how to fix this.
Thank you bro!!!! New subscriber over here
thanks, bro that was the very worst experience i finally fix. thank you bro
I try it all but my bg is always solid. It may by black, white or any other color but it cant be transparent...
thank you brother from bangladesh
Hi! I'm trying to create a logo and have placed a white recntangle through the logo to create a 'empty space' however when i am saving it transparent i can see the white object still.. is there a way i can hide that white rectangle yet keep that empty space?
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
Use the shape builder tool to delete out that shape, leaving a cutout in your logo. Shoot me an email if you’re having trouble
The first 20 seconds of the vid looked dope, tried hitting the subscribe button, ah i subsribed already :))
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you’re still here then 😁
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
I’m the director of content for Pacers Gaming, so.. no.
Hello, I'm having some trouble with this version of Photoshop, my artboards even if I create in transparent mode they just appear as white on the screen but transparent on the layer thumbnail, and when I try to export something i create in a transparent layer above, in the area of pixels my object occupies comes with some annoying white background and the rest of artboard appears transparent as everything should be. Can you say what can I do to solve this? Thank you!!! Keep the great work!!!
@rainieroherrada677
2 жыл бұрын
The same thing is happening to me. Have you found any solution to this? Thank you!
@tinarahmani6897
2 жыл бұрын
Tell me if you find the answer
@nicodishiznit
2 жыл бұрын
Did you find any solution for this?
@edgarfilhodotcom
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I didn’t find anything to solve this.
@nicodishiznit
2 жыл бұрын
@@edgarfilhodotcom yeah I just went back to photoshop 2020 version. It works there
4:15 that pesky setting is my problem here in PS 2020 (why do they even set it as default 'WHITE'? compare to previous PS version that is always 'transparent') ---anyway, you answered my issue, thanks for that!
Bro, thanks. I was annoyed cuz I started working with "Background contents" as white and I didn't know how to show the transparency grid.
ef u artboard. Thanks for the video !
Thanks for the tips! PS What's with the VCR in the background? lol
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
finally someone noticed. at the time i was digitizing family videos lol
I LOVE YOU MEN, I WAS ABOUT TO RAGEEEEEEE
Question: If I extend the background it's white and not transparent. Any thoughts?
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
Usually what I do is go to that background layer, select-all (CMD+A) and hit delete. It’s just pixels on the bottom-most layer
Artboard properties background is changed to Transparent but still my artboard is white Any solutions?
@pixelandbracket
2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a white layer?
im looking for someone to show me how to save an image without the checkerboard background...i need just the image..when i save it all i need to do with it after is simply drag and drop it onto a new document without having to remove ANYTHING. Even if i save it as a PNG it still saves with the checkerboard pattern behind it..not what i want.
@pixelandbracket
3 жыл бұрын
it's probable your image includes the checkerboard background already saved within the file. because i don't even believe it's possible to save out the transparent checkerboard from photoshop. if it's transparent underneath and you save as png it will not be included with the image. if you're still having trouble email me
@gymkhanablock8016
3 жыл бұрын
@@pixelandbracket you know when you use the object select tool and get the object you want off the background its on...then you can copy and paste it onto another layer without the background behind it..thats what i want..basically what i want to do is create a reusable watermark that i can drag and drop onto an image without having any editing to do to it.
Who could have thought that the Artboard property can mess up transparency. As if photoshop is competing with MS Paint. Ridiculous. Thanks for saving us all.
F finally THANK U! Was about to take a f shi@ on this software
Can't get it to work, background- , skincolour somwhow mesh on the hair and i get a disgusting haze instead of heair. can't find a solution except green screen and new pics...
nothing helped. still have the white background. ive never had an issue with this before. i checked all the things you listed. learned something new. but still the issue remains. odd thing is when i save the file it kinds shows 30% of it with the transparent layer. so there is something fishy going on
why would adobe make the checked pattern not visible by default? Holy shit you just i can finally progress on my work now that i can actually see the checked pattern. thanks!~
THANK YOU!!!!! I just wasted over an hour of productivity trying to figure wtf I couldn't get just a simple transparent background layer which USED TO BE so fricken simple and easy. Nobody else mentioned the Artboard > Window > Properties, I can't thank you enough. I was literally ready to lose my marbles. such a completely asinine extra how many steps to do something that used to be as completely simple as CMD+J. Whose ever idea this was should be fired. I want my hour back.
@pixelandbracket
2 жыл бұрын
took me forever to find the artboard properties white background thing back when i used artboards all the time. super frustrating
damn none of them work for me on artboard , pleas if anyone have any other way let me know thanks .
love from bangladesh
That artboard property is so STUPID! Thank you so much!!!!!
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yes this dosent work either no matter what even with all layers / artboards off its white
My Question is How to Turn an Transparent Layer to an Normal Layer in Photoshop