---
title: "graphicsContext"
description: "Provide access to a GraphicsContext instance used to create GraphicsLayers for providing isolation boundaries for rendering portions of a Composition hierarchy as well as for achieving certain visual effects like masks and blurs"
type: "property"
lastmod: "2026-08-27"
---
## API Reference

> Source set: Android

```kotlin
override val graphicsContext = GraphicsContext(this)
```

Provide access to a GraphicsContext instance used to create GraphicsLayers for providing
isolation boundaries for rendering portions of a Composition hierarchy as well as for
achieving certain visual effects like masks and blurs