Make it impossible to draw on layer/hide layer?

[Furexus]

Hey everybody,

just a short workflow question. Usually, when I do line art I have a grey backgroud layer and a line art layer where I actually paint. The problem is that sometimes I hit the redo button when drawing and I end up painting on the background layer. Also happens when I introduce more layers for flipping or separating things. Is there a way to have affinity prevent to draw on the background layer? Locking doesn't prevent that. In photoshop I recall that there appears a window which tells you that you can't paint on that layer. Having the layer hidden/not accessible would also work and maybe there's even another method to do what I need.

Long story short: is there any way to protect a layer from accidental brush strokes?

Thanks!

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[carl123]

37 minutes ago, Furexus said:

when I do line art I have a grey backgroud layer and a line art layer where I actually paint

Assuming this is APhoto

If your grey background layer is a Rectangle, you can switch off the Assistant Manager which will prevent you using the Paint Brush Tool on it

 

If you have Publisher as well, there are other ways

[Furexus]

31 minutes ago, carl123 said:

Assuming this is APhoto

If your grey background layer is a Rectangle, you can switch off the Assistant Manager which will prevent you using the Paint Brush Tool on it

 

If you have Publisher as well, there are other ways

Thanks, I was thinking of something like this as well, like importing a grey image and switch off assistant manager. Should work as a workround, thanks! But it is kinda clumsy and doesn't cover every scenario where you'd want to lock a layer.

Still, thanks a lot!