Why The Eraser Tool Is Not Working In Gimp And How To Fix It - Gimp Beginner Tutorial

Gimp beginner tutorial. Today we will explore multiple options why the eraser tool is not working in Gimp and how to fix it. Maybe one of the most common questions asked on the internet, is, "why is the eraser tool is painting white instead of erasing?" We will answer that question and many more. Watch till the end of the video to find out how to 'un-erase' transparent parts of your current layer with the anti-erase mode. Enjoy!
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Eraser tool
01:23 Why is the eraser painting white?
01:43 Why can't you erase to transparency?
01:56 Add Alpha channel
03:24 Eraser not working - the wrong layer is selected
03:54 Eraser not working outside of the selected area
04:25 Lock Pixels and Alpha channel
05:30 Eraser tool settings
05:56 Anti erase mode
06:36 Reset tools settings
06:55 How to preserve transparency when exporting images
07:07 Wrap up
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  • @GuanglinDu
    @GuanglinDu2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, Wendy, for your detailed and well-organized tutorial. It did help me realize how the Gimp Eraser does her magic and get started with her the way she works. Before watching your tutorial, the Gimp Eraser had been a formidable puzzle to me for years.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @yshuayhvh3684
    @yshuayhvh3684 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making it easier. I already knew most of the main reasons, layers selection etc, I finally got to where you said "change the hardness". I dont know why, but changing hardness from 95% to 100% got my eraser to finally work, after lots and lots of trying. Much appreciated.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Crossmoth637
    @Crossmoth637 Жыл бұрын

    Resetting the tools helped out! Thank you so much!

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @ggomez4573
    @ggomez45739 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much teacher. Was struggling a long time and with this troubleshoot you help alot.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @MoreChannelNoise
    @MoreChannelNoise2 жыл бұрын

    The erasor works fine for me as I always change a setting in Gimp so that an alpha channel in always added for me automatically. in Edit - Preferences ,Image Import and export, I ticked the "add alpha channel to imported images" so I dont have to do it myself

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, great tip!

  • @randomgirlgtxq6421
    @randomgirlgtxq6421 Жыл бұрын

    This is super helpful. I always restarted my computer when this happened...

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @josephcafariello365
    @josephcafariello365 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Very helpful. I found something interesting that fixed my problem in a different way. After trying all the tips you presented, my eraser still would not erase. I had an alpha chennel, and checked everything else you mentioned. It still wouldn't work. Then I did something by experimentation, and it made my erase work. I went to "Layer" > "Transparency" and selected either "Alpha to selection" or "Add to selection", I can't remember which one. After clicking on one of these two, my eraser started working. I tried to go back and tried to isolate which of the two made it work, whether "Alpha to selection" or "Add to selection". But I could not recreate the fix. So I still don't know which of the two options made my eraser work. Maybe you can figure it out. It may be helpful to some viewers. Thanks again for you video. Keep up the great work!

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @karraryahya8496
    @karraryahya84962 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 💗

  • @lucacristofari1510
    @lucacristofari15102 жыл бұрын

    Wendy! your advice is always very valuable. Thank you Luca.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Luca

  • @lucacristofari1510

    @lucacristofari1510

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WendyHuther hi Wendy for my curiosity I wanted to ask you where are you from?

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucacristofari1510 I am originally from New Zealand, however, I have lived most of my life in Spain.

  • @lucacristofari1510

    @lucacristofari1510

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WendyHuther Well done. Spain is also very beautiful. sorry for my mistakes i don't speak english i am writing to you with the translator. I live near Rome. Luca.

  • @PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon
    @PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon2 жыл бұрын

    thanks, this was really helpful! Commenting for the Almighty Algorithm.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @georgel.h126
    @georgel.h1262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Wendy

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @sailsSK8
    @sailsSK8 Жыл бұрын

  • @kaymansantozo2662
    @kaymansantozo26622 ай бұрын

    It's a good tutorial, but it would be even better if you could do the photo from the beginning before editing it to the end, doing it step by step, so that everyone who is a beginner can follow it.

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @phatbluntzzz8827
    @phatbluntzzz88272 жыл бұрын

    Opacity.....It was the Opacity of the eraser the WHOLE DAMN TIME!!!!!.... Im at a loss for words.. my stupidity cost me about 2 hours on youtube trying to figure this SH*T out LMAO

  • @WendyHuther

    @WendyHuther

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @Lyu-Phy

    @Lyu-Phy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WendyHuther Thank you so much, was searching the whole time as well.. and it was this mistake..