: Remove selection from layer in an svg I'm a complete amateur and just googling my way around but I'm a bit lost with the current task. I'm editing the following SVG graphic in Inkscape: https://chaosdata.deviantart.com/art

@Hamaas979

select the eye and copy it using CTRL+C (Copy)
select both the grey dragon shape and the yellow triangle, by clicking on each with the Nodes tool F2, while holding down Shift to make a multiple selection.
click Path > Difference





Press CTRL+Alt+V (Paste in Place) and the eye will be pasted back in the same position as it was previously
select both the black background and the yellow eye
click Path > Difference




Now the eye is cut out of both the grey dragon shape, and the black background behind, leaving the space fully transparent.

If instead you want to remove the entire black background select it with the Nodes tool F2 and then switch to the Select tool F1 and hit Delete

Example showing background completely removed

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