diff --git a/whiteboard.py b/whiteboard.py
index 1de8cdd..8519584 100644
--- a/whiteboard.py
+++ b/whiteboard.py
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ class Drawing(Ownable):
                 return layer
         return None
 
-    def NewLayer(self, stName):
+    def NewLayer(self, stName, ascr = None):
         if len(self.rglayer) < 8:
-            layerNew = Layer(ansi.Ascr(self.W(), self.H()), stName)
+            if ascr == None:
+                ascr = ansi.Ascr(self.W(), self.H())
+            layerNew = Layer(ascr, stName)
             self.rglayer.append(layerNew)
             return layerNew
 
@@ -475,7 +477,10 @@ class CursorSprite(Cursor):
     def StLayerTab(self): return "Frames"
     def NewLayer(self):
         stLayer = "Frame " + str(len(self.game.drawing.rglayer) + 1)
-        layerNew = self.game.drawing.NewLayer(stLayer)
+        layer = self.GetLayer()
+        ascr = ansi.Ascr(self.game.drawing.W(), self.game.drawing.H())
+        ascr.PutAscr(layer.ascr)
+        layerNew = self.game.drawing.NewLayer(stLayer, ascr)
         if layerNew != None:
                 self.SelectLayer(layerNew)
         return True