The overlay mode in color smudge brusg is great but there should be an option to only apply it to layers UNDERNEATH the active layer,not above. This because while working usually lineart layers are on top and they normally don't need to get smudged. And even without lineart layers it would jelp to have a bit more control on the overlay mode to have an easy way exclude some layers from contributing to the smudge
I'm afraid I don't really get it. Could you create test image and a description of what you do to it?
basicly it's a simple way to exclude some layers from adding to the "overlay" effect of the smudgebrush. Right now EVERY layer is added to the overlay function. Say you have a lineart layer a color layer,and a shadow layer in between,below lineart but above color. Shadow layer is active layer : with overlay active when you smudge and smear the lineart on top gets added to the smudge as well,even though we want the lineart to be clean. this is what preferably would happen (as an option!) every layer under the activer layer gets smudged every layer above the active layer doesn't get smudged. for our example this would mean: Shadow layer is active layer. Color layer gets smudged. Lineart layer gets left alone because it is above the active layer. you could ofcourse disable the visibility of the layers on top to get the same effect but with many layers this gets unmanagable. It also doesn't give you the full picture of the image and you would have to guess where the strokes were . I can provide an image still if you want,but the description above should help,I hope.
Okay, I see. This is not going to be terribly easy...
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