Layer based paint operations

A computer-implemented method for conducting a reveal paint operation comprising:

• (a) obtaining, in a paint application, an image composite comprising multiple layers;
• (b) dynamically identifying, in the paint application, one or more of the multiple layers to be used in a reveal operation;
• and
• (c) performing a reveal paint operation wherein a reveal tool is used to reveal contents of the one or more identified layers at a position where the reveal tool is used.

A computer implemented system for conducting a paint operation comprising:

• (a) a computer having a memory;
• (b) a procedural renderer executing on the computer, wherein the procedural renderer is configured to:
• (i) display a schematic view of a flow of clip image data, wherein:
• (1) one or more nodes in the schematic view each represent an operator performed on a particular layer of the clip image data;
• (2) a line between two or more nodes indicate the flow of clip image data between the operators;
• (ii) obtain a layer node comprising a paint operator in the schematic view, wherein the paint operator comprises a paint operation performed on the clip image data;
• and
• (iii) utilize the layer node to perform a paint operation in the schematic view without processing the operators associated with each node in the schematic view.

A computer-implemented system for conducting a reveal paint operation comprising:

• (a) a computer having a memory;
• (b) a computer application executing on the computer, wherein the computer application is configured to:
• (i) obtain, in a paint application communicatively coupled to the computer application, an image composite comprising multiple layers;
• (b) dynamically identify, in the paint application, one or more of the multiple layers to be used in a reveal operation;
• and
• (c) perform a reveal paint operation wherein a reveal tool is used to reveal contents of the one or more identified layers at a position where the reveal tool is used.

A program storage device, readable by a computer, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of conducting a paint operation, the method steps comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying a schematic view of a flow of clip image data, wherein:
• (i) one or more nodes in the schematic view each represent an operator performed on a particular layer of the clip image data;
• (ii) a line between two or more nodes indicate the flow of clip image data between the operators;
• (b) obtaining a layer node comprising a paint operator in the schematic view, wherein the paint operator comprises a paint operation performed on the clip image data;
• and
• (c) utilizing the layer node to perform a paint operation in the schematic view without processing the operators associated with each node in the schematic view.

A program storage device, readable by a computer, tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps of conducting a reveal paint operation, the method steps comprising the steps of:

• (a) obtaining, in a paint application, an image composite comprising multiple layers;
• (b) dynamically identifying, in the paint application, one or more of the multiple layers to be used in a reveal operation;
• and
• (c) performing a reveal paint operation wherein a reveal tool is used to reveal contents of the one or more identified layers at a position where the reveal tool is used.