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george.weatherby
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Feb 10, 2023 6:31 AM UTC
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How do I paint over something in the same layer in a symbol?

I am trying to make a symbol of a rock that has a specific shape of shading. I want the original shape underneath to stay but when I use the "paint inside" brush on the rock, the shading "replaces" the region of the rock part. I just want the shading to go over the whole rock, not replace it. I tried making two layers, one for the rock and another for the shading, but "paint inside" wouldn't work then. What should I do?

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    UpstartThunder
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    Feb 10, 2023 10:12 AM UTC

    You could put the shading on another layer on top inside the rock symbol. Either duplicate the drawing and delete the bit you don't want shaded and coloring the shading part as black with an alpha (25% is always good).

    Or have some shading (as a black 25% alpha fill on layer 2) on a layer above the rock artwork (layer 3 bottom) and Mask that with a copy of the rock artwork on layer 1 (top).

    If this isnt what you mean, some picture examples will help to advise 🙂

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      george.weatherbyAuthor
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      Feb 10, 2023 10:36 AM UTC

      Thank you for this. I am trying to use the paint inside feature, that was the main reason for trying to put it on the same layer. I have a picture here of what I have, and what I want it to look like. The picture is just what I want but, I'm not sure how to keep my original rock layer. Are you saying that, I duplicate the rock that I have, paint over the duplicate, and then delete the part that isn't shaded, so that I have a shaded region in layer 2, and then a complete rock on the first layer? I wanted for me to be able to move away that shaded part, like in the picture "RockWithPieceMissing", and for the whole unshaded rock underneath to still be there, along with the shading.

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      kglad
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      kgladCommunity Expert
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      Feb 10, 2023 3:06 PM UTC

      @ 

       

      it's not clear to me what you're starting with and what you're trying to end with.

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