How to make a transparent drawing opaque?

Question

Hello!I draw illustrations with watercolor brushes (blending mode: multiply) to get a watercolor look when layering the colors. When my drawing is finished some parts of the illustration is more transparent than others. Is there a way to make the finished drawing "opaque"? I want the surrounding to be transparent but not the drawing itself. I hope I make sense. Is there any function for this? Like transforming the drawing layer from transparent to opaque, but still letting the background layer staying transparent.

c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted Answer

One option may be to convert the Layer’s transparency to a Layer Mask (Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency) and then use Curves or the Burn Tool or Selections Tools or … to make the regions in question in the Mask pure white.

If you actually want the result of the mixture with the white background first load the Transparency as a Selection (cmd-click the Layer’s icon in the Layers Panel), merge the two Layers and apply the Selection as a Layer Mask. Then you can again edit the Layer Mask as necessary.

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

Could you please post a screenshot taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible?

One option may be to convert the Layer’s transparency to a Layer Mask (Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency) and then use Curves or the Burn Tool or Selections Tools or … to make the regions in question in the Mask pure white.

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