<a name="998946"> </a>When you use an Impasto brush, you're painting onto a virtual Impasto layer that contains all the depth information created as you paint. The Impasto layer is not part of the layer hierarchy and does not appear on the Layers palette.
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<a name="1003619"> </a>The Canvas layer holds the depth information for the <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">entire</span> image, including any layers. When it is active, it also shows how the Impasto Lighting affects your strokes.
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<a name="998949"> </a>To activate or deactivate the Impasto layer
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="998951"> </a>To activate the Impasto layer, click the Impasto icon on the document window.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1003858"> </a>To deactivate the Impasto layer, click the icon again. </li>