Special layers preferences

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The special layers preferences affect how Corel Painter behaves when you paint on Thick Paint, Watercolor, and Liquid Ink Layers.

While many brushes are compatible with special layers, there are times when a chosen brush may produce brush marks that appear different than you would expect. There are also brushes that are simply not recommended for the current layer. In these cases, Painter will prompt you so that you can choose how to proceed.

In addition, you can set the default behavior when painting with Gel brushes, which include Fringe Watercolor, Markers, and brush variants that use the Buildup brush method.

You can also set a default visible depth for Thick Paint layers, so that Thick Paint brushstrokes are consistent. For more information about adjusting the appearance of Thick Paint on a layer, see Adjusting Thick Paint layers.

To access the special layers preferences

 

Special layers preference	Description
Thick Paint layer	Lets you set a Default Visible Depth by dragging the slider
Compatible Brushes	Lets you set a default behavior when you paint with compatible brushes on special layers You can choose from the following options: • Prompt me to choose • Allow painting on special layers Brushstrokes may look different than expected • Create a new default layer
Incompatible Brushes	Lets you set a default behavior when you paint with incompatible brushes on the current layer You can choose from the following options: • Prompt me that the brush is not compatible • Create a new compatible layer
Gel Brushes Fringe Watercolor, Markers, and variants that use the Buildup brush method	Lets you set a default behavior when you paint with brushes that use the Gel composite method You can choose from the following options: • Prompt me to choose a composite method • Switch the composite method to Gel Brushstrokes will have an ink-like, semi-transparent look. • Maintain the Default composite method Some brushes may produce white artifacts.
Merging Special, Plug-in, and Shape Layers	Lets you set a default behavior when converting special, plugin, and shape layers to a default layer