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Is there a way to prevent brush strokes darkening the previous strokes? Im confused on how alot of digital painters have clean af brush work with basic round opacity with normal blending mode. The only way I can circumvent this is by using the paint and blend brushes in krita but it's not the basic round opacity that everyone touts to be the only you need. Would it be ok to only use the paint and blend brushes in krita not the basic round? The paint and blend is infinitely more intuitive then basic round opacity for me. Sorry for the brainlet tier question.