One, (of many) thing you might try is to copy the original layer, move it to the top, then "Paint" it with eraser set to 50% or less, that will give you the same colour to start with... harder to see, though, and an exact replica of the underlying layer... onr thing you shouldn't do is to flatten layers instead of "Merge visible"... flattening layers, when you're done worjing on them, tends to"wash them out" somewhat... there are other methods of doing the same thing, and you might take a look at the tut's here... I have noticed more than a few that deal with skin textures... you can specify Photoshop tutorials instead of "all"... . hope this helps. Lou. By the bye, you can completely erase the top layer, and still work with it.

Message edited on: 12/26/2005 21:59

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