Warcut Paint Shop Studio - Phase 18.3 Roadmap Phase 2 Frame-Layer Sync Model

Brush Size Opacity Hardness Color

100% UI 86%

Timeline / Frame Strip Phase 14 channels, masks, alpha saves, reusable selections, and Phase 13 cutout retained

Phase 7 export scaffold ready.

Properties Document / Layer

Project Name

Width Height

Background Transparent

Raster Layer

X Y

Layer Name Layer Tag Tag Color Lock transparent pixels Layer Opacity Blend Mode

Swatches Palette

Brush Studio Phase 8

Phase 8 starts the asset/brush studio: presets are live; importable brush packs, patterns, gradients, and texture bins follow.

Performance / Recovery Phase 9

Memory est.--

Pixels--

AutosaveOn

Snapshots0

Recovery monitor ready. Large documents trigger guardrails before they overload the browser.

No manual snapshots yet.

Workbench Bridge Phase 10

Target Preset

Asset Prefix

Include composite PNG Include captured frames Include editable project JSON Include asset manifest

Ready to export a Workbench-compatible handoff JSON.

Selection Core None

Feather Magic Tol.

Preview mask overlay

Selections remain Phase-2 compatible. Use them for fill, cut, duplicate, crop, and mask-assisted workflows.

Cutout / Edge Cleanup Phase 13

Phase 13 ready: refine selection, detect edges, clean matte, create masks, and extract cutouts to layers.

Edge Threshold Cleanup Strength Matte Radius Speck Area

Soft-edge preview follows selection mask

Suggested flow: Magic/Magnetic/Lasso selection → Edge Detect or Smooth → Border Cleanup / Remove Specks → Mask from Sel or Extract Layer.

Layer Pro Masks / FX

Mask enabled Show mask overlay Clipped to layer below

Shadow Glow FX Strength

Layer folders, masks, clipping, adjustment placeholders, and FX metadata now persist in JSON.

Channels / Alpha Phase 14

Phase 14 ready: inspect RGB/R/G/B/Alpha, save selections as alpha channels, load alpha as selection, and apply masks.

Saved Alpha

Mask Density Mask Feather Overlay Color

Alpha overlay preview Mask-only view

Use Phase 13 to refine an edge, save it here as an Alpha channel, then reload it as a selection or apply it as a reusable layer mask.

Typography / Logo Phase 15

Phase 15 ready: create editable text layers, logo text, strokes, shadows, glow, gradients, and rasterized output.

Text Content

Font Weight Size Line Height Letter Space Align X Y

Fill Mode Gradient Angle Color 1 Color 2 Color 3 Stroke Stroke Width Warp

Shadow Glow Bevel 3D / Extrude

Shadow Blur Glow Blur Extrude Depth Extrude Color

Editable text layers persist in JSON. Rasterize only when you want the text converted into ordinary pixels for filters and paint edits.

Materials / Gradients Phase 16

Phase 16 ready: apply reusable materials, richer gradients, pattern looks, and texture-styled presets to active text/logo layers.

Target Material Preset Mode Pattern Angle Texture % Color A Color B Color C Accent / Stroke Stroke Width Glow / Depth

Shadow Glow Bevel Extrude

Phase 16 expands the Phase 15 typography studio with reusable material presets. Best current target: active text/logo layers. Saved custom presets persist in browser storage and can be reapplied quickly.

Shape / Vector Studio Phase 17

Phase 17 ready: create editable shape layers, apply materials, convert shape bounds to selections, and build vector-style objects.

Shape Fill Mode X Y Width Height Radius / Sides Angle Fill A Fill B Fill C Stroke Stroke Width Opacity

Shadow Glow Bevel

Text, Gradient, Refine, and Shape tools are active. Clone, Heal, Patch, Clip, Pen, and advanced vector path editing remain staged for later phases.

Imaging / Corrections Phase 4

Brightness 0 Contrast 0 Exposure 0 Saturation 0 Hue 0 Temperature 0 Black 0 Mid Gamma 1.00 White 255 Curve Shadows 0 Curve Mids 0 Curve Highlights 0 Cyan / Red 0 Magenta / Green 0 Yellow / Blue 0

Layers Channels Paths

2 layers

Active: Layer 1 2 layers 0 selected 30+ ready

No active selection.

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Warcut Paint Shop Studio Roadmap