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Do you mean the original rivet layer? Shouldn't it be a copy?
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A little tricky because it can be done so many ways depending on how you work it. I'll be more specific about what I do;
If you select "all" you select the whole canvas, nothing specific. If you were to fill after selecting all, you'd fill the whole canvas. If you were to copy and paste after selecting all you copy the rivets but they would end up moving to the top left of the canvas. But, if you select all, nudge once, and return, you selected
just what is painted on that layer including any subtleties.
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could use a copy of that layer but what I do is use this layer to make my selection for another layer. You can make a copy layer and do the same steps but fill the selection on your copy. You can use any layer with something painted on it to make a selection this way, it doesn't depend on making a copy. The important thing is too keep what you're doing with all the layers clear in your mind :P
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When I select all then select inverse, I get the warning "no pixel is selected". What am I doing wrong?
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That could be several things. When this happens, first make a new layer and try filling it with black or a bright red or something. It might turn out your selection is smaller that a single pixel in any one place but that it will still fill in the very small bits you selected.
It might also be that you haven't really selected anything. To do a test, make a new layer and paint a big dot or shape on it. Select all, nudge it to select it, if you see the marquee "marching ants" around it, you've done it right. If not, maybe you haven't nudge that painted shape, but instead just shifted your selection.
Let me know if this is clearer. If not, I'll try it again
