Question

I get my bitmap, use it as a shader tile mode.

The PNG is mostly alpha except for the shape outline to draw.

Except it draws the outline, but is surrounded by black, not seethrough (alpha).

    pnt.reset();

    if(backgroundColor == 1)
    {   
            pnt.setColor(myColor);
            pnt.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);

    }

     m_canvas.drawPath(path, pnt);

//fillBMP = getBitmapFromAsset(m_context, "brush.png"); 
    fillBMP = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mySDPath + "brush.png");
fillBMPshader = new BitmapShader(fillBMP, Shader.TileMode.REPEAT, Shader.TileMode.REPEAT);  

pnt.setShader(fillBMPshader);  

m_canvas.drawPath(path, pnt);

Example below of the brush on left. But result it draws on right.

Answer 1

You should set XferMode on your Paint object. More specifically you got to use PorterDuffXferMode MULTIPLY.

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