Hiding/unhiding locked layers

[Perendale]

Thanks!

I don't often hide either, but when I make an initial pencil sketch I want to lock it (lock all) to stop me painting into it, but I also often want to hide it as I work on the painting to check how it will look w/out the sketch.

Brett

[Enug]

I have never locked a layer! Am I missing something advantageous to my workflow?

[markw]

I have never locked a layer! Am I missing something advantageous to my workflow?

Well, if you’ve got this far without ever doing it June I’m inclined to say in answer to your question; probably not!
And it could be that we all should be looking to your workflow and maybe not using it too!
But I’ve used it too like Brett has above.
Some of my paintings have a lot of Layers as I’m working but maybe not much paint on any given layer as I try things out to find a way forwards with an idea, and this is when I’m most likely to be Locking and/or Hiding things.
I hate to say it but sometimes I’m just throwing stuff at a painting and seeing what sticks, which is perhaps not the most efficient workflow!
But as things progress the number of Layers and Groups in my paintings dose thankfully come down as Layers get merged together and my need for Locking and/or hiding Layers falls away.