# Krita illustration software

## Hiding multiple layers

From a blog post from 2019-08-01

When working on [my comic](https://wizmetalcomic.com), I create a bunch
of layers named `Pencils` where I do my cleaner pencil drawings overtop
of my layouts, usually one layer per character or important prop. When
I've finished inking (in another layer for each object) overtop of the
`Pencils` layers, I hide all the `Pencils` layers. These can be nested
pretty deep, and there can be a lot of them, and I've been wanting
to expand my Python knowledge a bit, so here's a little script
(copypaste into the Scripter plugin editor pane) to turn them all off:

```python
from krita import *

active = Krita.instance().activeDocument()
queue = [active.rootNode()]

while len(queue) > 0:
  node = queue.pop()
  if node:
    if node.name() == "Pencils":
      node.setVisible(False)
    for child in node.childNodes():
      queue.append(child)

active.refreshProjection()
```