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Plankton Press
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Sep 28, 2019 3:22 PM UTC
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Is there a ´Paint Inside´ function as in Sketch?

So, I am very fond of the ‘paint inside’ slide button in Sketch, so easy to use, and I am not able to find it or an equivalent in Fresco, is it there?

I know Fresco has a lasso selection tool, which was missing in Sketch. But, if say, I have painted a shape, and I want to try it in different colors or paint inside it, how can I do this without retracing the shape with the lasso? There mas be a way to select a layer so that anything you paint in that layer does not go outside the shapes that are already in it?

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wendyr56479247Correct answer
Inspiring
Sep 28, 2019 3:57 PM UTC

You need the object to be on its own layer and then choose lock transparency so you can only paint on the pixels already coloured. I have found the selection tool to be very cumbersome and want the lasso tool as in ps

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Participant
Apr 7, 2022 3:07 PM UTC

I have no idea, I've found the lock transparency but it skips to another layer when I try this?

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Michael J. Hoffman
Community Expert
Community Expert
Sep 28, 2019 9:28 PM UTC

Lock the transparency of a pixel layer by choosing the three dots menu just below the layer visibility eyeball on the side of the screen. This menu will only show the "Lock Transparency" option for a pixel layer:

 

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Inspiring
Sep 28, 2019 4:33 PM UTC

PS this doesn’t work on vector layers - you have to rasterise them first

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Rebelf
Participant
Sep 28, 2019 6:33 PM UTC
How does one lock transparency?
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wendyr56479247Correct answer
Inspiring
Sep 28, 2019 3:57 PM UTC

You need the object to be on its own layer and then choose lock transparency so you can only paint on the pixels already coloured. I have found the selection tool to be very cumbersome and want the lasso tool as in ps

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Plankton Press
Participating Frequently
Sep 28, 2019 4:31 PM UTC
Great, I will try that! Agree on the selection tool!
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