How do I give my transparent images color?

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estwheadn

How do I give my transparent images color?

in Programming Questions • 2 years ago

Atm I have these two images

blackBackground.JPG:

and rightStanceBoxer.png:

and this is the code:

PImage rightStanceBoxer = loadImage("blackBackground.JPG").get(0,0,201,200);

rightStanceBoxer.mask(loadImage("rightStanceBoxer.png"));

this gives me a black stickman image with a transparent background so you can see the background behind him. here's a screenshot:

then I use image() and specify where on the screen I want the image to go..

I want to add color to this image but I have no idea how. I tried to use the tint() function right before image() is called but that did not do anything. I tried looking at the api and other online sources but I am still confused.. can anyone give me some tips?

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cedrickie..

Re: How do I give my transparent images color?

2 years ago

might not work because your images is black. try a white or grey image instead.

edit. just realized you are using a black image and a mask to mask it. why dont you draw a PGraphics instead and fill it with the needed color?
other idea create the stick figure as images with a transparent background and save it as transprarent png and then tint it.you dont need both images.

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