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<a name="1007511"> </a>You can paint on the Canvas or on a layer above the Canvas. When a layer is selected (highlighted on the Layers palette), it is the target for your brush strokes.
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<a name="1017456"> </a>If you are using a Water Color brush, you can paint only on a Water Color layer. If you are using a Liquid Ink brush, you can paint only on a Liquid Ink layer. For more information, refer to <a href="07-Water%20Color3.html#1006875">"The Water Color Layer"</a> and <a href="08-Liquid%20Inkb3.html#1000545">"The Liquid Ink Layer"</a>.
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<a name="1007512"> </a>If you try to paint on a shape, dynamic layer, or reference layer, you must commit it to a standard layer so that your brush strokes are accepted.
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<a name="1007516"> </a>Another possible destination for your brush strokes is a channel or layer mask. When a channel or layer mask is selected, it is the target for your brush strokes. For more information, refer to <a href="13-Channelsb6.html#1009435">"Editing Channels"</a> or <a href="14-Layers12.html#1015246">"Working with Layer Masks"</a>.
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<a name="1016307"> </a>When you have an active selection, painting is confined to the selection by default. Refer to <a href="12-Selections3.html#998948">"Working with Selections"</a> for more information about selections.
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<a name="1007527"> </a>In all cases, your brush strokes go to the selected target, so make sure of the destination before starting to paint.