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Erase part of a photo, a shape or a text with the Eraser

The Eraser works like a brush that takes away: on a photo, a shape, a text or a drawing. It never destroys anything — what you erase is kept in a mask, so you can paint it back or reset it any time, and a text stays editable.

The Eraser’s bar with Selected layer, All layers and Auto, over a photo erased across a word and a shape

How to do it

  1. Select a layer and press E, or press the Eraser button in the toolbar.
  2. In the Eraser's bar choose what it erases: Selected layer, All layers (each layer in its own mask) or Auto (the layer under the cursor). Size with [ ].
  3. Drag over the canvas to erase. Hold Alt (or choose Restore) to paint the erased part back.
  4. To bring a layer back whole, press Reset eraser in its panel. Ctrl Z takes back one stroke at a time.

Locked and hidden layers are never erased. Exports show exactly what the canvas shows.

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