# Masks & Hiding Paint

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152>\
**Category:** Bug Report\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152 "2021-01-11T22:56:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ErikaCasab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/erikacasab/32/1299_2.png) [@ErikaCasab](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ErikaCasab)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152/1 "2021-01-11T22:56:41Z")

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Hi!  
I’m not sure if this is a bug or the intended design. When hiding the vertex paint in a scene, it also hides masks. I’ve found that masking with the paint on can be difficult with the colors making the selection less readable. I am not sure if more people agree, but I think it would be great to make masking independent from vertex paint.  
Cheers!

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152/2 "2021-01-12T15:59:07Z")

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Yep I hesitated and wasn’t sure what the ideal solution should be.

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152/3 "2021-01-13T21:14:25Z")

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I reverted the change in 1.35 [Nomad Change Log - #9 by stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/nomad-change-log/139/9)

Maybe in the future I’ll add a “hide mask” checkbox but for now the mask is always visible.

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**Author:** ![ErikaCasab](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/erikacasab/32/1299_2.png) [@ErikaCasab](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/ErikaCasab)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/masks-hiding-paint/1152/4 "2021-01-13T23:27:39Z")

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Sounds great. Thanks a lot Steph 🙂