Adjusting Thick Paint layers

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Thick Paint brushes work on special Thick Paint layers. You can experiment with the Thick Paint layer settings to control the appearance of thick paint on the layer. Increase the visible depth of thick paint to increase the height of the elevated areas in the brushstrokes, creating a more pronounced thick-paint effect. Alternatively, you can decrease the visible depth for a more subdued thick-paint effect.

Thick Paint Amount values: low (left); high (right)

You can set the Thick Paint visible depth to 0 to create flat brushstrokes. This can help you take advantage of the superior blending power of Thick Paint brushes while you use them as regular brushes.

If you prefer to customize the Thick Paint visible depth and use that amount as the new default in your image, you can set it as a Thick Paint layer preference.

You can also transfer, or lift, information from the canvas to the Thick Paint layer. This is useful if you want to apply Thick Paint effects to a photograph.

To adjust Thick Paint layers

 

To	Do the following
Adjust the appearance of Thick Paint on a layer	Click a Thick Paint layer. Move the Visible Depth slider to increase or decrease the height of the brushstrokes. Tip: You can also adjust the appearance of Thick Paint on a layer by double-clicking the layer, and moving the Visible Depth slider in the Thick Paint Layer Attributes dialog box.
Name a Thick Paint layer	Double-click the layer. In the Thick Paint Layer Attributes dialog box, type a name in the Name box.
Adjust the position of a Thick Paint layer	Double-click the layer. In the Thick Paint Layer Attributes dialog box, type values in the Top and Left boxes.
Add layer notes	Double-click the layer. In the Thick Paint Layer Attributes dialog box, type layer information in the Notes box.

To transfer the canvas to a Thick Paint layer

To set the default visible depth for Thick Paint layers