Photoshop - iPad - Opacity

[TrueWest]

Hello,

As a Photoshop for the iPad newbie, I'm trying to trace a photo as described in the guide below.

When I reduce the opacity, a checkerboard background appears, rather than the white background in the instructions.

What step am I, or the guide, missing to get a white background when reducing opacity?

Thanks.

https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/discover/article/the-art-of-the-trace-turn-a-selfie-into-a-line-d...

[jane-e]

@TrueWest wrote on 08 June

When I reduce the opacity, a checkerboard background appears, rather than the white background in the instructions.

You are not doing anything wrong. The checkboard pattern indicates opacity or partial opacity — in your case 50%. If you don't want to see the transparency grid, you can create a new layer at the bottom of the Layers panel and fill it with white.

Apologies for not seeing your post for almost two months.

Jane