I make pixel art and would like to paste it into photoshop. But I'm running into a few problems

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September 5, 2020
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I'm trying to add sprites I've made onto a transparent background but when I try to make an image transparent it just makes the entire image transparent. And when I paste a sprite it has a white background and it's not transparent. How do I resolve this?

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Michael Bullo

Community Expert

Your title implies to me that you aren't building your pixel art in Photoshop. If so, what are you building it in?

Can you tell us more about your copy/paste process. When you copy, are the visibility of background elements on or off? Photoshop contains both a Copy and a Copy Merged option. Which one are you using?

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amlidAuthor

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Hi, sorry about that. I draw in mspaint for my pixel art but I'm trying to move it over to photoshop. The problem I'm having is white backgrounds when I paste my art for sprites.

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vickim68445947

Inspiring

I would not use MS Paint, if I were you. Why are you using that program? If you have Photoshop, just do all your image creating in there.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Yes, a transparent background denoted by a checkerboard pattern covers the whole image. That's expected. The actual image is on the layer above the background layer.

When you're done editing, Ctrl/Cmd+S to save your native PSD file.
Then go to File > Export > Export As > PNG with Transparency.
Without the transparency box checked, your flat image will have an opaque background. See screenshot.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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amlidAuthor

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I tried this but the background is still white. I'm using an image I made in mspaint because I was hoping the white background would be transparent in photoshop but I'm not sure how to make it transparent. Sorry I should have included mentioning mspaint.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

In Photoshop CC, go to File > New and select a Transparent background from the drop list. See screenshots.

In this example, I have created 4 new layers on top of the background, each with a different custom shape: sun, bird, snail and butterfly. As you can see, the checkerboard pattern denotes transparency through all layers. And since each element is on its own layer, it can be moved & edited separately from all other elements. This is why you should Photoshop instead of MS Paint.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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