Layers

Paint has four layers, stacked. The layer you’re on shows in the header chip (e.g., Paint ▾). Select the chip to switch layers:

• Paint: The bottom layer. Has solid fills, stamped pictures, and effects.
• Sketch: For reference. Shows only in the editor and is left out of exports.
• Details: Over the bottom layer.
• Wear: The top layer. For surface detail and weathering.

The layer menu also has Photo on Sketch… and Effects.

The canvas edits the layer you’re on and shows the others at half strength: on Paint, the layers above show over it; on any other layer, the rest of the skin shows under it. See-through pixels show a checkerboard. The 3D preview shows all the layers together, with the Sketch layer faded. Using the Eraser on Details or Wear erases only that layer, showing the layers under it.

Photo on Sketch…

Photo on Sketch… places a picture straight on the Sketch layer. It opens the photo picker. Size and place the picture, then stamp it. The picture stays on the Sketch layer and will not export. See Photos .

Clear layer

Painting only changes the layer you’re on. If that layer (Sketch, Details, or Wear) has pixels, the layer menu has Clear layer. It erases every pixel on that layer across the whole fig.

The Effects row

Selecting Effects from the layer menu changes the header chip to Effects ▾. The app arms the last effect you used, the effect on the selected faces, or Light. The toolbar’s Effects button selects a different one. The tools then paint effects instead of color. Areas with an effect show hatching on the canvas. The Eraser removes effects, and so does a Fill over them. Select Paint or another layer to paint color again. When Effects is on and there are effects, the menu has Clear effects, which removes every effect on the fig and keeps the color. See Effects .

Layers outside Paint

Skins and their pages , parts , stickers , clothes and outfits, Scatter copies, scenes, and every export show all the layers together. The Sketch layer is always left out. Effects are always on the bottom Paint layer.

A part copied with Make a copy keeps every layer, on every page and skin. A copy made with Mirror a copy has the mirror image of the paint on every layer.

Leaving Paint sets the layer back to Paint.