Originally posted by drknow Yes I figured it out on my own. Darkware: Yes, you could do it that way, but it is more convenient to go into blending options for that layer and set the opacity to 50%. convienient is different for each person. for me more convinient would be to place the black and white layer down and place the paint layer above. then setting the layer you paint on to multiply and you see the black as black and the white as the painting. if it is wrong, then just invert the black and white pictue. you have solid and clear black lines and no half transparent white. but everybody his own way to do something. if you state this is more convenient, then please say that it is for you