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Working with paint strokes in the Timeline window
Once you have applied a paint stroke to a layer, you can modify the way the stroke interacts with the layer and the composition by adjusting the blending mode, stroke properties, and transform properties in the Timeline window.
Each paint stroke is labeled numerically in the Effects section of the Timeline window and is named for the tool that created it. For example, brush strokes are named as Brush 1, Brush 2; clone stamp strokes are named as Clone 1, Clone 2.
To view paint strokes, select the layer in the Timeline window, and press the P key twice.
Each paint stroke has a separate duration bar in the Timeline window, similar to a layer's duration bar. The initial length of the duration bar is determined by the duration option you choose in the Paint palette. (See Specifying a duration option.) Paint strokes behave like layers: You can drag the In or Out point of the duration bar to change the stroke's duration and shift the stroke up or down to change its position relative to other strokes. You can hide a paint stroke from view by clicking the eye icon 
next to the stroke.
Note: Select any keyframes for a paint stroke before you move or alter the paint stroke's duration bar.
You can move a paint stroke's location in the Timeline window by dragging its duration bar to another time in the Timeline window. To change the order of an overlapping stroke, drag the stroke up or down in the Timeline window.
While you can't edit a stroke's shape, you can change its shape by copying and pasting a mask to a selected brush stroke in the Timeline window.
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