Create a new image by selecting New from the File menu.
The "New" dialog is displayed.
Here you can set the width, height and resolution of the image window that is to be created and choose a scale of measurement (pixels, inches, cm, picas, or points).
Give the image a name in the Title box if you don’t want to use the default name.
The Contents box allows you to choose a color for the default background layer: Fore color, Back color, or Transparent. The default is Transparent, which normally shows as a checkerboard pattern. (You can change the shading and size of the checkerboard pattern in Tools/Options/Grid. A grid size of none in effect creates a blank sheet, either light, medium or dark according to the setting.)
For now, just press OK. A new image window will be created.
Note that the background is displayed as a checkered pattern (officially called Level 1 in a new image - see Layers). This denotes transparency , a concept which is of great importance in Photopaint. It may seem odd at first, but there is an important difference between "nothing" and, say, a white background: you can put images onto a transparent background and whatever is beneath the background will show through where there are no other images. If it were solid white, any background would be obscured. Of course if there is only one layer, there is nothing to see beneath a transparent background. The full effect of transparency is best seen with the use of layers (see Layers).
Along the bottom of the image window you can see the current magnification (actual size is 100%) and the number of pixels available for the width and height of the image.
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On the left the Tools box is visible. You can at this point begin using the paint tools straightaway (see Paint Tools). At the bottom of the Tools bar you’ll see the Foreground and Background Color boxes. These will be important throughout Photopaint. (See Color selection)
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