# Picture Transparecy **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 27, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613 "2017-01-27T14:16:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrPeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MrPeter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MrPeter)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/1 "2017-01-27T14:16:17Z")
Hy , I have imported a picture (paint)in ignition and I need to make a small portion from the picture transparent . How can I doo that ? Best regards ! ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/2 "2017-01-27T15:10:15Z")
My stock answer is: don’t use Paint. It hasn’t really supported transparency since Windows 7 came out, and I don’t think they ever put it back in-- at least, in a convenient form. (See [this article](https://appuals.com/ms-paint-turn-white-background-transparent/).) My recommendations for something more painless: Paid Options: [Snagit](https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html): Useful for screen capturing (also in video format) and for editing. My personal favorite. Currently $49.95US. Free options: [Paint.net](http://www.getpaint.net/index.html): Easy to use, supports layers. [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/en/): A bit more feature filled then [Paint.net](http://Paint.net). Also supports layers. Cross platform (Win/Mac/Linux). Been a while since I’ve used [Paint.net](http://Paint.net) or Inkscape, but they are both very capable programs. ---
**Author:** ![MrPeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MrPeter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MrPeter)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/3 "2017-01-30T07:19:44Z")
I have a picture and i want to color small portions of this picture in function of a variable. I was thinking to make that portions transparent and under the picture to put some shapes that changes colors in function of the variable. How can I do that ? Best regards ! ---
**Author:** ![JimBranKelly1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@JimBranKelly1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JimBranKelly1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/4 "2017-01-30T14:33:25Z")
I recall there being some kind of cutout tool or feature. One of the tutorial videos shows how to do it. They take a tank object cut out a section and underlay a component that tracks the fill level of the tank. I think it was the tutorial on templates. Would that do what you need? ---
**Author:** ![MrPeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MrPeter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MrPeter)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/5 "2017-01-31T13:39:56Z")
Hy ! That is working for the shapes created in ignition. For pictures is not working . Best regards ! ---
**Author:** ![MrPeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MrPeter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MrPeter)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/6 "2017-02-01T07:08:14Z")
I manage to make cut in the picture with [paint.net](http://paint.net) [forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/t … ansparent/](http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/12196-making-backgrounds-of-images-transparent/) Best regards ---
**Author:** ![anna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@anna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anna)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/7 "2017-02-02T16:39:36Z")
MrPeter, you will not be able to color a part of an existing image (Ignition is not a graphics package). What you could do is put a shape on top of the part of the image you want to color, and use a binding dynamically define the color of that shape. You could probably also “tile” your picture using cutouts or tiles created in an a graphics package. You will need to use a separate image component for each cutout / tile and then add overlays to those component. If you feel adventurous and don’t mind some Java code, you could also put something together using the Paintable Canvas (see [https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/110/0/working-with-the-paintable-canvas-component](https://support.inductiveautomation.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/110/0/working-with-the-paintable-canvas-component) JimBranKelly, you use the same technique on vector tank images - you duplicate, union, iverlay the unioned shape, change its opacity, and set the dynamic color ---
**Author:** ![ZlatSerj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@ZlatSerj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ZlatSerj)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/8 "2017-02-08T20:08:01Z")
Hello everybody. Tell me please. How can I make hole in a tank for liquid like on this picture? Thank you! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/9/9466a8452106fa49e5f0e4988f30d401e9ab7b19.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/9 "2017-02-09T16:48:13Z")
ZlatSerj, Take a look at this video from Inductive University: [inductiveuniversity.com/video/t … ty-binding](https://inductiveuniversity.com/video/tank-cutaway?r=/course/components-property-binding) ---
**Author:** ![robmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@robmann](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robmann)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/picture-transparecy/12613/10 "2020-09-12T14:28:30Z")
Enable color swap in the Image. Set Swap from to the color you want replaced and if you want it to be clear, set Swap to to 255,255,255,0 ![example](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/4/a4fd42643d9254618140cc7484b8326b0959acf0.png)