Overlapping PicuresBox with transparent background

Question

I want make two or more overlapping PictureBox with transparent background but if I do this I see only one Image:

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I create my PictureBoxes like this:

PictureBox pb1 = new PictureBox();
pb1.Size = new Size(32, 32);
pb1.Location = new Point(0,0);
pb1.Image = Image.FromFile("../Graphics/Grounds/ground.png");
pb1.Visible = true;

PictureBox pb2 = new PictureBox();
pb2.Size = new Size(32, 32);
pb2.Location = new Point(0,0);
pb2.Image = Image.FromFile("../Graphics/Grounds/human.png");
pb2.Visible = true;

Later I add those two PictureBoxes to my Panel:

panel1.Controls.Add(pb1);
panel1.Controls.Add(pb2);

So why does it only shows one PictureBox?

Possibly a duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5522337/c-sharp-picturebox-transparent-background-doesnt-seem-to-work — Roy Dictus, Jan 08 '13 at 10:23
look at this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/9158849/838405 — Tobia Zambon, Jan 08 '13 at 10:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 30 '15 at 18:31

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Try change panel1.Controls.Add(pb2); to pb1.Controls.Add(pb2);
Make sure you set the correct location as pb1 be the container

answered Apr 30 '15 at 18:31

Michael Yuwono

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '13 at 14:50

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If your human.png has transparent background:

pb2.BackColor = Color.Transparent;

answered Jan 08 '13 at 14:50

gunakkoc

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no, the main problem here is that the human picturebox should be inserted as a groundPicBox's subControl, as reported here http://stackoverflow.com/a/9158849/838405 and on Hans Passant answer – Tobia Zambon Jan 08 '13 at 15:04

Overlapping PicuresBox with transparent background

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