Re: transparent layer question

In article <d6dsl1l6udsnguu0sho6gt30l63s4v5vpq@xxxxxxx>,
Tony Cooper <tony_cooper213@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't understand your comments about the paint bucket, though.
> I experimented with some new, blank, layers filling them with both
> techniques. I can't see a difference.

On a blank layer, you won't see a difference. It's only on a layer that
is not blank that you see a difference.

I discourage using the Paint Bucket tool as a "fill" tool for two
reasons:

1. It's slower and more clumsy than hitting Alt-Backspace; and

2. People do not understand it or what it's intended to be used for, and
as a result end up building bad habits and end up surprised when it does
not do what the expect it to.

The confusion comes from the fact that in most graphics programs, the
Paint Bucket tool is the general-purpose fill tool; it fills an area
with color regardless of the contents of that area. As a result, people
come to Photoshop believing that the Paint Bucket does the same thing,
and are surprised and often confused when it does not.

I've sta and watched people make a selection in an image, then click
with the Paint Bucket, look confused when only part of the selection is
filled with color, click again, fill another part of the selection,a nd
then keep clicking and clicking and clicking with the tool until the
entire area is filled with color, all the while not realizing that it
isn't working the way they want it to because the Paint Bucket does not
do what they think it does.

If you develop good habits from the beginning, understanding the way
each tool functions and the types of tasks it is best suited for, you
use Photoshop much more effectively.

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