An in-view element animating off-screen should not have backing store. (GraphicsLayer (anchor 0.00 0.00) (bounds 785.00 2200.00) (backingStoreAttached 1) (children 1 (GraphicsLayer (bounds 785.00 2200.00) (contentsOpaque 1) (backingStoreAttached 1) (children 1 (GraphicsLayer (position 100.00 100.00) (bounds 100.00 100.00) (contentsOpaque 1) (drawsContent 1) (backingStoreAttached 0) ) ) ) ) ) Some text here to force backing store.