Layers problem

I am suddenly unable to paint on a layer.  I can paint on a canvas layer or 
duplicate layer, but when I open a new blank layer, I cannot paint on it. 
To make it more frustrating, it only happend when I use oils or acrylics.  I 
can paint on an empty layer in watercolor.
Can anyone tell me how I can fix that?  I dont want to uninstall and 
reinstall my Painter X as I have some really nice brushes and custom 
workspace in this one.
Someone told me Van Gogh didnt use layers, but I am no expert and miss my 
layers! 

Hi Shirley,

Do you have Preserve Transparency checked in the Layers palette? This needs
to be unchecked in order to paint on the transparent areas.

You could also try Restore Default variant from the Brush Selector Bar menu,
in case you have changed the brush to a type which cannot paint directly on
transparent areas of a default layer (Drip method for example).

The Watercolor category variants paint on a special layer which is not
effected by the Preserve Transparency option.

David

On 10/6/07 20:23, in article 466afde2_1@cnews, "shirley miers"
<shirley.miers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> 
> I am suddenly unable to paint on a layer.  I can paint on a canvas layer
or
> duplicate layer, but when I open a new blank layer, I cannot paint on it.
> To make it more frustrating, it only happend when I use oils or acrylics. 
I
> can paint on an empty layer in watercolor.
> Can anyone tell me how I can fix that?  I dont want to uninstall and
> reinstall my Painter X as I have some really nice brushes and custom
> workspace in this one.
> Someone told me Van Gogh didnt use layers, but I am no expert and miss my
> layers! 
> 
> 
> 

A problem I've run into on several occasions is that the "Preserve
Transparency" box shows un-checked, it behaves as if it is checked.
Checking and un-checking the box clears the problem up.  This is in Painter 
X.

Tom

"David Gell" <david.gell@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:C29237F9.12F0C%david.gell@ntlworld.com...
>
> Hi Shirley,
>
> Do you have Preserve Transparency checked in the Layers palette? This 
> needs
> to be unchecked in order to paint on the transparent areas.
>
> You could also try Restore Default variant from the Brush Selector Bar 
> menu,
> in case you have changed the brush to a type which cannot paint directly 
> on
> transparent areas of a default layer (Drip method for example).
>
> The Watercolor category variants paint on a special layer which is not
> effected by the Preserve Transparency option.
>
> David
>
> On 10/6/07 20:23, in article 466afde2_1@cnews, "shirley miers"
> <shirley.miers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I am suddenly unable to paint on a layer.  I can paint on a canvas
layer 
>> or
>> duplicate layer, but when I open a new blank layer, I cannot paint on
it.
>> To make it more frustrating, it only happend when I use oils or
acrylics. 
>> I
>> can paint on an empty layer in watercolor.
>> Can anyone tell me how I can fix that?  I dont want to uninstall and
>> reinstall my Painter X as I have some really nice brushes and custom
>> workspace in this one.
>> Someone told me Van Gogh didnt use layers, but I am no expert and miss
my
>> layers!
>>
>>
>>
>
> 

Tom T schrieb:
> A problem I've run into on several occasions is that the "Preserve
> Transparency" box shows un-checked, it behaves as if it is checked.
> Checking and un-checking the box clears the problem up.  This is in Painter

> X.
I can confirm that behaviour. Same problem occurs with the "autoselect 
layer" box. Even if unchecked it behaves like it is checked. Checking 
and again unchecking it solves the problem.



> Tom
> 
> "David Gell" <david.gell@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
> news:C29237F9.12F0C%david.gell@ntlworld.com...
>> Hi Shirley,
>>
>> Do you have Preserve Transparency checked in the Layers palette? This 
>> needs
>> to be unchecked in order to paint on the transparent areas.
>>
>> You could also try Restore Default variant from the Brush Selector Bar

>> menu,
>> in case you have changed the brush to a type which cannot paint
directly 
>> on
>> transparent areas of a default layer (Drip method for example).
>>
>> The Watercolor category variants paint on a special layer which is not
>> effected by the Preserve Transparency option.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On 10/6/07 20:23, in article 466afde2_1@cnews, "shirley
miers"
>> <shirley.miers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I am suddenly unable to paint on a layer.  I can paint on a canvas
layer 
>>> or
>>> duplicate layer, but when I open a new blank layer, I cannot paint
on it.
>>> To make it more frustrating, it only happend when I use oils or
acrylics. 
>>> I
>>> can paint on an empty layer in watercolor.
>>> Can anyone tell me how I can fix that?  I dont want to uninstall
and
>>> reinstall my Painter X as I have some really nice brushes and
custom
>>> workspace in this one.
>>> Someone told me Van Gogh didnt use layers, but I am no expert and
miss my
>>> layers!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 

Ditto on that here.  Weird non-selection action going on with Text 
entry-modification, which prevented me from stretching text much less 
selecting it.  I had to resort to using the Rectangular Selection, Cut, 
Paste, Reposition, then Effects/Orientation/Distort - and then found out 
that one doesn't have to use Distort on the newly-repasted item to squeeze 
it to a more narrow look.


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"Big_O" <mrdrown@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:466d00a4$1_2@cnews...
>
> Tom T schrieb:
>> A problem I've run into on several occasions is that the
"Preserve
>> Transparency" box shows un-checked, it behaves as if it is
checked.
>> Checking and un-checking the box clears the problem up.  This is in 
>> Painter X.
> I can confirm that behaviour. Same problem occurs with the "autoselect

> layer" box. Even if unchecked it behaves like it is checked. Checking
and 
> again unchecking it solves the problem.
>
>
>
>> Tom
>>
>> "David Gell" <david.gell@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

>> news:C29237F9.12F0C%david.gell@ntlworld.com...
>>> Hi Shirley,
>>>
>>> Do you have Preserve Transparency checked in the Layers palette?
This 
>>> needs
>>> to be unchecked in order to paint on the transparent areas.
>>>
>>> You could also try Restore Default variant from the Brush Selector
Bar 
>>> menu,
>>> in case you have changed the brush to a type which cannot paint
directly 
>>> on
>>> transparent areas of a default layer (Drip method for example).
>>>
>>> The Watercolor category variants paint on a special layer which is
not
>>> effected by the Preserve Transparency option.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> On 10/6/07 20:23, in article 466afde2_1@cnews, "shirley
miers"
>>> <shirley.miers@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am suddenly unable to paint on a layer.  I can paint on a
canvas 
>>>> layer or
>>>> duplicate layer, but when I open a new blank layer, I cannot
paint on 
>>>> it.
>>>> To make it more frustrating, it only happend when I use oils or

>>>> acrylics. I
>>>> can paint on an empty layer in watercolor.
>>>> Can anyone tell me how I can fix that?  I dont want to
uninstall and
>>>> reinstall my Painter X as I have some really nice brushes and
custom
>>>> workspace in this one.
>>>> Someone told me Van Gogh didnt use layers, but I am no expert
and miss 
>>>> my
>>>> layers!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>