# 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:** ![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.

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