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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.

You should set XferMode on your Paint object. More specifically you got to use PorterDuffXferMode MULTIPLY.
Here is a similar question : Android color overlay - PorterDuff modes