# Quality of life features for comic book colorists

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/quality-of-life-features-for-comic-book-colorists/32938>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [December 6, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/quality-of-life-features-for-comic-book-colorists/32938 "2021-12-06T20:18:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![fizzyflower](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fizzyflower](https://krita-artists.org/u/fizzyflower)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/quality-of-life-features-for-comic-book-colorists/32938/2 "2021-12-06T20:39:25Z")

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> [@Konstrukto](#):
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> - Reference layers
> 
> I’m not talking about a layer with a similar function to the reference tool.  
> What I am talking about is having layers refer to a specific layer.  
> Example: I have a flats layer and want all my actions to refer to it.  
> The usefulness for this function is explained in the next feature request.

Krita already has this reference layer feature, It’s called “ **Colored Labled Layers** ” and available in the fill and selection tools. It requires you to add a color label to layers you want to use as a reference layer first.

> **[Fill Tool](https://docs.krita.org/en/reference_manual/tools/fill.html)**
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> Krita's fill tool reference.

> [@"Close gap" in Fill tool](https://krita-artists.org/t/close-gap-in-fill-tool/32043/50):
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> The equivalent feature in Krita is the ability to filter by “color labled” layers.
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> ![image](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/f/2/f2c72ce08928119b4c1db9e3f3fc2cdd2a24e095.png)

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