# How to draw outside the canvas and see the line outside of it?

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**Created:** [February 21, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226 "2025-02-21T21:45:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/pro_mickey_artist/32/80026_2.png) [@Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Pro_Mickey_Artist)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/1 "2025-02-21T21:45:01Z")

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I’ve seen other animation software having the ability to show you the lines outside the canvas, but when I do that in Krita, when I deliberately draw in and outside the canvas, it shows the content inside the canvas only.  
Is there a way or the setting that can allow me to see the drawings I drew outside the canvas or smth?

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**Author:** ![Guerreiro64](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/guerreiro64/32/45382_2.png) [@Guerreiro64](https://krita-artists.org/u/Guerreiro64)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/2 "2025-02-22T00:23:06Z")

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I usually _bleed_ the file and create a layer called MASK. In this layer, the black area **(A)** represents the bleed and the inner rectangle **(B)** represents the cut area. I leave it at **62** % opacity so I can work with it.

 ![Captura de tela 2025-02-21 211546](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/b/7b38e803b81dbb06b96bd7da70fb4a16c253a93a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/pro_mickey_artist/32/80026_2.png) [@Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Pro_Mickey_Artist)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/3 "2025-02-22T09:21:58Z")

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Hold on, which type of layer is the MASK layer called? Is it the filter mask or smth?

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**Author:** ![Guerreiro64](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/guerreiro64/32/45382_2.png) [@Guerreiro64](https://krita-artists.org/u/Guerreiro64)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/4 "2025-02-25T00:21:24Z")

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It’s a _ **common** _ layer, I just call it MASK to differentiate it from the others…

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**Author:** ![Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/pro_mickey_artist/32/80026_2.png) [@Pro\_Mickey\_Artist](https://krita-artists.org/u/Pro_Mickey_Artist)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/5 "2025-02-25T13:47:45Z")

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oohhh…ok

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**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/how-to-draw-outside-the-canvas-and-see-the-line-outside-of-it/116226/6 "2025-03-27T13:48:25Z")

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