Cut out and replace with transparent background

[ahuemmer12]

I am trying to cut out a portion of an image and have it be completely removed so that the transparent background shows in its place. Is there a way to do this?
The only thing I can find is to clip the image into the free handed shape, but not remove that section of the image

[obtusity]

I believe something is in development to make this easier (e.g. this thread and this thread and others), but in the meantime:

You can make the canvas transparent. When nothing is selected, you can change the canvas colour in the Page properties on the right, and make the colour transparent (shows as grey checkerboard).

If you clip to your freehand shape and then save as PNG with a transparent canvas, you end up with a PNG with transparency outside the freehand shape area.

Images are always rectangular, with or without transparent areas. (This is true in any software, although internal objects might show as non-rectangular during the working process.)

[JessicaAlanaGoolsby]

Hello There! I love gravit designer! There is a super easy way to do this! It took me a minute to figure it out… But here is how…

So I was trying to cut out an image of a laptop that had a white background. My goal was to make the background transparent as well as the screen of the laptop. What I did was go to the edit tools at the top and select the KNIFE/RAZORBLADE FREEHAND SHAPING TOOL by the T. I selected the one with the picture of the razorblade. I used this “razorblade thingy” to cut out all of the white that I wanted transparent in sections. As I encompassed the white area I wanted removed, I went to the menu that is to the right of the page and selected in the BLENDING input area “Inverse Masking”… as soon as you click that it will make the area that you just encompassed with the “razor blade” transparent. I kept repeating this until all of the white was gone and all that was left was the transparent around my image.

As far as the inside of the laptop screen, I simply selected a square from the shapes and stretched it to cover the inside of the screen. Then I went to the BLENDING input again and selected “Inverse Masking” again and it cut out the middle. Then you can change the file to PNG and save it to use for whatever you want!

I hope this helps you so much! <3 Have a wonderful day!

[Scofano]

Hi @JessicaAlanaGoolsby,

Would it be possible for you to attach some print screens of the process?

[JessicaAlanaGoolsby]

I made a quick video showing you how I did it!

[JessicaAlanaGoolsby]

@Scofano Here is a video

[Scofano]

Great job.

Here is my insight into the subject. What do you think?

(When points move, it is me using the keyboard arrow keys.)