I have a pretty simple problem, but I can't find a simple solution and I'm confident there must be an easy way to do what I'd like to do. Hoping someone here can point out the obvious to me.
Background pixel layer of watercolor art, semi-opaque white rectangle (rasterized) overlaid on the whole thing. I'd like to be able to selectively cut out of this overlayer to expose the watercolor color underneath. I want the detail of a brush pattern in my deletions, but want my deletions as vectors (so they're editable) which rules out the Erase Brush Tool.
I've tried just making my patterns in a normal, vector brush design and blending the layers, but the "erase" blend mode doesn't do what I thought it would.
Do I need to use a mask? Hoping to avoid using selection tool because that doesn't capture the details of a brush.
Any help is appreciated.