diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 2ddc66cf..0e054ab5 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ Ranked; detail in [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadmap.md) and [docs/gaps.md](docs/gap
 
 | Date | What landed |
 |---|---|
-| 2026-10-11 | Effect › Brush Strokes: Accented Edges, Angled Strokes, Crosshatch, Dark Strokes, Ink Outlines, Spatter, Sprayed Strokes, Sumi-e (G2). Command parameters from agents and files checked before anything changes (paint, place, cuts, dashes, crop, asset ids, anchors, paths, distort; #984–#999); command dialogs keep whole numbers whole, so Create Object Mosaic takes the tiles typed (#1000); stepper arrows take Shift (×10) and Ctrl/Cmd (÷10) like the arrow keys (#991). Exports and Rasterize supersample Art Optimized edges, so shapes meeting edge to edge leave no seam (#983). Character and paragraph styles take leading, kerning, mojikumi and the other attributes left out at their defaults (#1001). |
+| 2026-10-11 | Effect › Brush Strokes: Accented Edges, Angled Strokes, Crosshatch, Dark Strokes, Ink Outlines, Spatter, Sprayed Strokes, Sumi-e (G2). Command parameters from agents and files checked before anything changes (paint, place, cuts, dashes, crop, asset ids, anchors, paths, distort; #984–#999); command dialogs keep whole numbers whole, so Create Object Mosaic takes the tiles typed (#1000); stepper arrows take Shift (×10) and Ctrl/Cmd (÷10) like the arrow keys (#991). Exports and Rasterize supersample Art Optimized edges, so shapes meeting edge to edge leave no seam (#983). Character and paragraph styles take leading, kerning, mojikumi and the other attributes left out at their defaults (#1001). Drawing, typing and pasting with no layer shown and unlocked is refused instead of adding art to a hidden or locked layer (#1002). |
 | 2026-10-10 | Initial live Revolve (Effect › 3D and Materials, #846, #605), in its own `three-d` crate. Progress docs re-measured and restructured to the craftrules standard (this page, `docs/target-app-parity.md`, `gaps.md`, `ui-parity.md`, the format, hardware, localization, effects and type checklists). Same day: v0.8.0; Effect › Distort, Pixelate and Texture filters (13); German interface; Variables (data merge); Graph Type value axes and tick marks; restart when the first frame never reaches the screen (#964) |
 | 2026-10-09 | Radial Blur, Smart Blur, Unsharp Mask (gap 2 begins); 340 commits, the busiest day |
 | 2026-10-08 | v0.5.0–v0.7.0; community contributions: Pen and shape-tool modifiers, Layers, Artboards, Japanese composition, Hebrew/Arabic type, interface languages, saved selections |
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
index 429dd314..59dfef53 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ fn symbol_place(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     let centre = d.artboards.first().map(|a| a.rect.center()).unwrap_or(Point::ZERO);
     let c = Point::new(f64_or(p, "x", centre.x), f64_or(p, "y", centre.y));
     let size = natural_size(d, &name);
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let id = s.edit("Place Symbol Instance", |d, sel| {
         let id = d.alloc_id();
         d.insert(parent, usize::MAX, Node::new(id, NodeKind::SymbolInstance { symbol: name.clone(), xf: place_xf(c, size) }))?;
@@ -843,7 +843,8 @@ fn symbol_spray(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     let alt = bool_or(p, "alt", false);
     let size = natural_size(&st.doc, &name);
     let set = st.selection.objects.first().copied().filter(|id| st.selection.len() == 1 && st.doc.node(*id).is_some_and(is_symbol_set));
-    let parent = st.insertion_parent();
+    // Only a new Symbol Set needs a layer that takes new art.
+    let parent = if alt || set.is_some() { st.insertion_parent() } else { st.target_parent()? };
     if alt {
         // Remove instances of this symbol under the brush (within the set, or anywhere).
         let d = &st.doc;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/create.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/create.rs
index b4093ec0..5b4dd8c1 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/create.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/create.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_node(s: &mut Session, label: &str, kind: NodeKind, appearance:
 
 /// Insert a new object looking like `look` (drawing modes apply); select it.
 pub(crate) fn add_look(s: &mut Session, label: &str, kind: NodeKind, look: NewArt, name: Option<String>) -> Result<Value> {
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let mode = s.draw_mode;
     let inside = s.draw_inside;
     let behind_of = s.doc()?.selection.in_paint_order(&s.doc()?.doc).first().copied();
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ fn flare(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         };
         parts.push(("Ring", circle(at, rr), radial(at, rr, stops), 1.0));
     }
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let id = s.edit("Flare", |d, sel| {
         let children = parts
             .into_iter()
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ fn arc(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
 }
 
 fn grid_group(s: &mut Session, label: &str, paths: Vec<PathData>) -> Result<Value> {
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let look = s.new_art_look(vectorcraft_color::Paint::None, s.paint.stroke.clone(), s.paint.stroke_width);
     let id = s.edit(label, |d, sel| {
         let children = paths
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
index fb87ce30..d5e1b18a 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/edit.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ fn paste_clip(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, mode: PasteMode, clip: &Clipboard, cho
     let off = s.prefs.paste_offset;
     let st = s.doc()?;
     let same_doc = clip.source_doc == Some(st.uid);
-    let parent = st.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = st.target_parent()?;
     // A copied artboard comes back with its art: right of the last artboard, or where it was
     // (Paste in Place, in Front, in Back). Paste on All Artboards pastes only the art.
     let board = clip
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph.rs
index 2077c8e5..fd2153fd 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph.rs
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ fn create(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         spec.categories = vec!["A".into(), "B".into(), "C".into(), "D".into()];
         spec.rows = vec![vec![3.0, 2.0], vec![5.0, 4.0], vec![4.0, 6.0], vec![7.0, 5.0]];
     }
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let id = s.edit("Graph", |d, sel| {
         let gid = d.alloc_id();
         let mut g = Node::group(gid, vec![]);
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
index 3d84bd58..b6385bed 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/menucmds.rs
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ fn trim_marks(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
     if rects.is_empty() {
         return Err(bad(C, "nothing to mark"));
     }
-    let parent = s.doc()?.insertion_parent();
+    let parent = s.doc()?.target_parent()?;
     let ids = s.edit("Create Trim Marks", |d, sel| {
         let mut ids = vec![];
         for r in &rects {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
index a0463b71..5c54128c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,14 @@ impl DocState {
         // A sublayer takes new art only while it and the layers around it are shown and unlocked.
         self.active_layer.filter(|l| self.doc.node(*l).is_some_and(|n| n.is_layer()) && self.doc.is_editable(*l)).or_else(|| self.doc.default_layer())
     }
+    /// [`Self::insertion_parent`] for new art, which a locked or hidden layer never takes: an error
+    /// when no layer is shown and unlocked, so the art is refused rather than hidden or locked away.
+    pub fn target_parent(&self) -> Result<Option<NodeId>> {
+        match self.insertion_parent() {
+            Some(p) if !self.doc.is_editable(p) => Err(EngineError::Other("the target layer is locked or hidden".into())),
+            parent => Ok(parent),
+        }
+    }
     /// The highlighted Layers panel rows that still exist (ids are reused after undo, so a
     /// remembered row must still be in the document).
     pub fn highlighted_rows(&self) -> Vec<NodeId> {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_layers.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_layers.rs
index 6ad69cf3..20e73d96 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_layers.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_layers.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,36 @@ fn art_in_a_sublayer_is_selected_as_objects_not_the_sublayer() {
     assert!(s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(a).is_none());
 }
 
+/// #1002: with no layer shown and unlocked, new art is refused (the document unchanged) rather
+/// than put on a hidden or locked layer; another layer that takes art still gets it.
+#[test]
+fn new_art_is_refused_when_no_layer_is_shown_and_unlocked() {
+    for prop in ["visible", "locked"] {
+        let mut s = session();
+        let layer = s.doc().unwrap().doc.layers[0].id;
+        let copied = rect(&mut s, 0.0);
+        run(&mut s, "select.set", json!({"ids": [copied.0]}));
+        run(&mut s, "edit.copy", json!({}));
+        run(&mut s, "select.none", json!({}));
+        run(&mut s, "layer.setProps", json!({"ids": [layer.0], prop: prop == "locked"}));
+        let before = s.doc().unwrap().doc.clone();
+        for (cmd, p) in [
+            ("shape.ellipse", json!({"x": 10, "y": 10, "width": 20, "height": 20})),
+            ("shape.polarGrid", json!({"x": 10, "y": 10, "width": 20, "height": 20})),
+            ("text.create", json!({"x": 10, "y": 40, "text": "A"})),
+            ("edit.paste", json!({})),
+        ] {
+            let e = s.execute(cmd, &p).unwrap_err();
+            assert_eq!(e.to_string(), "the target layer is locked or hidden", "{prop} {cmd}");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(s.doc().unwrap().doc.layers, before.layers, "{prop}: nothing was added");
+        let other = id(&run(&mut s, "layer.new", json!({})));
+        run(&mut s, "layer.setCurrent", json!({"id": layer.0}));
+        let n = rect(&mut s, 50.0);
+        assert_eq!(parent(&s, n), Some(other), "{prop}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn clicking_rows_at_any_depth_highlights_them_and_sets_the_current_layer() {
     let mut s = session();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index b64e2878..79021e6c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -3656,6 +3656,7 @@ theme	Appearance	Erscheinungsbild
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	die Pixel des Bilds passen nicht zu seiner Größe
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	die Ebene hat keine Objekte, an denen beschnitten werden könnte
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	die Ebene oder Gruppe ist gesperrt
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	die Zielebene ist gesperrt oder ausgeblendet
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	die Ebene, auf die reduziert werden soll, ist ausgeblendet
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	das Objekt hat bereits eine Deckkraftmaske
 @msg	the object has no geometry	das Objekt hat keine Geometrie
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index cf34a1a3..9769b110 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -3759,6 +3759,7 @@ axis	Both	Ambos
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	los píxeles de la imagen no coinciden con su tamaño
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	la capa no tiene objetos con los que recortar
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	la capa o el grupo está bloqueado
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	la capa de destino está bloqueada u oculta
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	la capa en la que acoplar está oculta
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	el objeto ya tiene una máscara de opacidad
 @msg	the object has no geometry	el objeto no tiene geometría
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 67993dce..74c18533 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -3756,6 +3756,7 @@ axis	Both	Les deux
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	les pixels de l’image ne correspondent pas à sa taille
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	le calque n’a aucun objet servant à l’écrêtage
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	le calque ou le groupe est verrouillé
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	le calque cible est verrouillé ou masqué
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	le calque de destination de l’aplatissement est masqué
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	l’objet a déjà un masque d’opacité
 @msg	the object has no geometry	l’objet n’a pas de géométrie
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index 094f6e51..5d423c7b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -3759,6 +3759,7 @@ axis	Both	Entrambi
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	i pixel dell'immagine non corrispondono alle sue dimensioni
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	il livello non ha oggetti con cui ritagliare
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	il livello o il gruppo è bloccato
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	il livello di destinazione è bloccato o nascosto
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	il livello in cui appiattire è nascosto
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	l'oggetto ha già una maschera di opacità
 @msg	the object has no geometry	l'oggetto non ha geometria
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index e109c1ea..ec170582 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -3497,6 +3497,7 @@ theme	Appearance	外観
 @msg	no selection bounds	選択範囲に境界がありません
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	レイヤーにクリッピングマスクとして使えるオブジェクトがありません
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	レイヤーまたはグループがロックされています
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	ターゲットレイヤーがロックされているか非表示です
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	統合先のレイヤーが非表示になっています
 @msg	there are no objects to release	レイヤーに分配するオブジェクトがありません
 @msg	no library `{id}`	ライブラリ `{id}` が見つかりません
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 6226e177..14543a6c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -3755,6 +3755,7 @@ axis	Both	Оба
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	пиксели изображения не соответствуют его размеру
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	в слое нет объектов для обрезки
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	слой или группа заблокированы
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	целевой слой заблокирован или скрыт
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	слой для объединения скрыт
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	у объекта уже есть непрозрачная маска
 @msg	the object has no geometry	у объекта нет геометрии
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index bc000368..f46baa1e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -3742,6 +3742,7 @@ axis	Both	Обидві
 @msg	the image's pixels don't match its size	пікселі зображення не відповідають його розміру
 @msg	the layer has no objects to clip by	у шарі немає об’єктів для обрізки
 @msg	the layer or group is locked	шар чи група заблоковані
+@msg	the target layer is locked or hidden	цільовий шар заблокований або прихований
 @msg	the layer to flatten into is hidden	шар для об’єднання прихований
 @msg	the object already has an opacity mask	об’єкт вже має маску непрозорості.
 @msg	the object has no geometry	об’єкт не має геометрії