DocsDrawing & painting
Layers, masking & clipping
Organize your scene with layers, then use masking and clipping to control exactly where art and effects show up.
Stacking & organization
The Layers panel controls stacking order and visibility. Drag layers to reorder them, and group related art so a complex character stays manageable.
Masking
Add a mask to a layer to hide or reveal parts of it without erasing anything — paint the mask to control what shows through, and edit it non-destructively any time.
Clipping alpha & child layers
Make a layer a child of the one beneath it and clip to its alpha, and its paint or effect is confined to that shape — perfect for shading strictly inside a character's silhouette.
[ Screenshot: The Layers panel showing a clipping stack: a shading layer clipped inside a character's body layer. ]
Masks and clipping are non-destructive — the underlying art is never touched, so you can rework a mask long after you paint it.