: Copying a selection without adding a new layer in Krita Despite the title summarizing the issue, let me express same thing with different words. I am new to krita(I am actually quite new to

@Kaufman565

This is a terrible workaround, but I have found that when I want to perform this operation I will paste into a new layer, then select the pasted area, then select the original layer, then delete the pasted area, then merge the new layer down to fill the hole.

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@Sarah814

This cannot be done, and quite frankly there is no need for such a feature (pasting on new layer is already a special feature). While you're at it please ignore these "use photoshop" scrubs who think everyone can throw mountains of cash at software they don't even know how to use (or much less even need when there are free alternatives like Krita and GIMP...)

What you can do instead is use the "Merge with layer below" option.

Paste an item onto a new layer (ctrl+v) work it as you will, and then merge it down to the layer below (ctrl+e) problem solved. You can also simply forget the layers are even there (they don't make a difference after you save the file into a format that doesn't support layers like PNG or JPG)

If you do not like this, bring it up for discussion in kritas development forums as a feature request.

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