Hide and show paint

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Hide and show paint

In the Paint Panel or Brush Options window set Brush Mode to Hide or Show.

See also Sketch on a Cintiq.

You can use any brush to hide paint in an image layer. Hidden paint is not visible, but it still exists. You can later show hidden paint using any brush.

You can also easily show all hidden paint in an image layer or erase all hidden paint in an image layer.

You can sketch on an area of an image layer that contains hidden paint, but you won’t see what has been painted until you choose Edit > Clear hide show in the Canvas Layer Editor.

To hide or show paint

In the Paint Panel or any Brush Options window, set Brush Mode to Hide or Show.
Drag the stylus on the image layer to hide or show paint.

TipTo quickly switch between hiding and showing paint using the same brush, use the hot key editor to assign shortcuts.

To view hidden paint

In the Paint Panel or any Brush Options window, set Brush Mode to Show.
Move the cursor over the hidden paint, but do not press the stylus against the tablet or press the mouse button.
The brush preview will momentarily reveal the hidden paint beneath it.

To show all hidden paint in an image layer

Select an image layer you want to show hidden paint on.
in the Canvas Layer Editor choose Edit > Clear hide show.

To erase all hidden paint in an image layer

Select an image layer you want to delete hidden paint from.
In the Canvas Layer Editor window choose Edit > Clear hide show.