• Global community
    • Language:
      • Deutsch
      • English
      • Español
      • Français
      • Português
  • 日本語コミュニティ
    Dedicated community for Japanese speakers
  • 한국 커뮤니티
    Dedicated community for Korean speakers
Exit
0

[How To] Merge Down and Reference Layer

Explorer ,
Dec 19, 2022 Dec 19, 2022

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

I'm new to Adobe Fresco. Is the Merge Down option the same as "Group" in illustrator? I'm also not quite understanding what is a reference layer. Is this almost the same thing as uploading an image as reference? Thanks


[Renamed by Mod]

TOPICS
Layers

Views

319

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines

correct answers 1 Correct answer

Community Expert , Dec 19, 2022 Dec 19, 2022

Merge down will combine the layer you're on with the one below it, they will become a single layer. Grouping allows each layer to stay as separate layers but be in a group. So you can reduce the number of visible layers by grouping them then enter a group to see each layer.

 

Reference Layer is a bit different to using it as something to copy. For example if you have a black and white image, you can set that as the reference, then on a different layer you can choose the fill tool, select a colou

...

Votes

Translate

Translate
Community Expert ,
Dec 19, 2022 Dec 19, 2022

Copy link to clipboard

Copied

LATEST

Merge down will combine the layer you're on with the one below it, they will become a single layer. Grouping allows each layer to stay as separate layers but be in a group. So you can reduce the number of visible layers by grouping them then enter a group to see each layer.

 

Reference Layer is a bit different to using it as something to copy. For example if you have a black and white image, you can set that as the reference, then on a different layer you can choose the fill tool, select a colour then colour in the reference image on different layers.

Votes

Translate

Translate

Report

Report
Community guidelines
Be kind and respectful, give credit to the original source of content, and search for duplicates before posting. Learn more
community guidelines