Apply X-Ray on only one model (Viewport alpha does NOT work)

[DatGameh]

Sculpt Paint Tool without removing Viewport transparency (alpha)?

I’m trying to paint a block-out model of a coat to make sure the topology/edgeflow matches the body underneath. To make this easy, I’ve set the alpha of my viewport display to 0.5 which offers some transparency to see underneath… However, in Sculpt mode, the moment I “Paint” (NOT weight painting), the viewport transparency disappears and I can’t enable it again. Is there a way to keep Viewport transparency while I Paint my model in Sculpt Mode? [image]

For a while I’ve been trying to figure out how to overcome the above issue.

Basically, while in Sculpt Mode, I wanna trace over the edgeflow I’ve done for a model beneath using the Paint tool. I thought to use Viewport alpha to do this, but painting removes any effect of the Viewport alpha.

I struggled to find the solution, but I’ve finally found a little “workaround” that I honestly never thought to try for some reason: X-Ray.

It’s fine for what I need, but I would have preferred only the coat to be translucent, not the body. Especially relevant in more complex projects.

I thought transparency + painting was just not possible in Blender, but knowing x-ray allows this, it should.

Does anyone know a better solution for this?

TL;DR I want the coat to be translucent while I paint it (Sculpt Mode) and leave the body opaque. Viewport transparency does not work.

Thank you!