Delete an image layer

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Delete an image layer

Select the image layer and choose Delete > Painting > Delete Active image layer.

You can delete an image layer to permanently remove it from a canvas plane.

When you delete an image layer:

The image layer below the deleted image layer becomes the active image layer.
If there is no image layer below the deleted image layer, the image layer above the deleted image layer becomes the active image layer.
If there is no other image layer in the canvas plane, a new blank image layer is automatically created and becomes the active image layer.

To delete an image layer

Select the image layer you want to delete.
See Select an image layer.
Do one of the following:
- Choose Delete > Painting > Delete Active Image Layer.
- In the Canvas Layer Editor window choose Edit > Delete Active Layer.
The active image layer is deleted.

Note
If you try to delete the last image layer on a canvas plane, a new blank image layer is created to take its place (since every canvas plane must have at least one layer). See Delete a canvas plane for how to delete the whole canvas plane.

To delete several image layers at once

Turn on the icon for all the layers you want to delete.
In the Canvas Layer Editor window choose Edit > Delete All Layers in Transform Group.
Note
To delete all layers that have their visiblity icon turned off, choose Edit > Delete all invisible layers.