diff --git a/debugger/SkObjectParser.cpp b/debugger/SkObjectParser.cpp
index efa801ce98..c53d3b5a31 100644
--- a/debugger/SkObjectParser.cpp
+++ b/debugger/SkObjectParser.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
  */
 
 #include "SkObjectParser.h"
-#include "SkRRect.h"
-#include "SkShader.h"
-#include "SkTypeface.h"
-#include "SkStream.h"
 #include "SkData.h"
 #include "SkFontDescriptor.h"
+#include "SkRRect.h"
+#include "SkShader.h"
+#include "SkStream.h"
+#include "SkStringUtils.h"
+#include "SkTypeface.h"
 
 /* TODO(chudy): Replace all std::strings with char */
 
@@ -101,16 +102,6 @@ SkString* SkObjectParser::MatrixToString(const SkMatrix& matrix) {
     return mMatrix;
 }
 
-static void add_flag_to_string(SkString* string, bool flag, const char* flagStr, bool* needSeparator) {
-    if (flag) {
-        if (*needSeparator) {
-            string->append("|");
-        }
-        string->append(flagStr);
-        *needSeparator = true;
-    }
-}
-
 SkString* SkObjectParser::PaintToString(const SkPaint& paint) {
     SkString* mPaint = new SkString("<dl><dt>SkPaint:</dt><dd><dl>");
 
@@ -187,6 +178,7 @@ SkString* SkObjectParser::PaintToString(const SkPaint& paint) {
     SkDrawLooper* looper = paint.getLooper();
     if (NULL != looper) {
         mPaint->append("<dt>DrawLooper:</dt><dd>");
+        SkDEVCODE(looper->toString(mPaint);)
         mPaint->append("</dd>");
     }
 
@@ -218,22 +210,22 @@ SkString* SkObjectParser::PaintToString(const SkPaint& paint) {
     mPaint->append("<dt>Flags:</dt><dd>(");
     if (paint.getFlags()) {
         bool needSeparator = false;
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isAntiAlias(), "AntiAlias", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isFilterBitmap(), "FilterBitmap", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isDither(), "Dither", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isUnderlineText(), "UnderlineText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isStrikeThruText(), "StrikeThruText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isFakeBoldText(), "FakeBoldText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isLinearText(), "LinearText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isSubpixelText(), "SubpixelText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isDevKernText(), "DevKernText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isLCDRenderText(), "LCDRenderText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isEmbeddedBitmapText(),
-                           "EmbeddedBitmapText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isAutohinted(), "Autohinted", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, paint.isVerticalText(), "VerticalText", &needSeparator);
-        add_flag_to_string(mPaint, SkToBool(paint.getFlags() & SkPaint::kGenA8FromLCD_Flag),
-                           "GenA8FromLCD", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isAntiAlias(), "AntiAlias", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isFilterBitmap(), "FilterBitmap", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isDither(), "Dither", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isUnderlineText(), "UnderlineText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isStrikeThruText(), "StrikeThruText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isFakeBoldText(), "FakeBoldText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isLinearText(), "LinearText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isSubpixelText(), "SubpixelText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isDevKernText(), "DevKernText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isLCDRenderText(), "LCDRenderText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isEmbeddedBitmapText(),
+                          "EmbeddedBitmapText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isAutohinted(), "Autohinted", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, paint.isVerticalText(), "VerticalText", &needSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(mPaint, SkToBool(paint.getFlags() & SkPaint::kGenA8FromLCD_Flag),
+                          "GenA8FromLCD", &needSeparator);
     } else {
         mPaint->append("None");
     }
diff --git a/gyp/core.gypi b/gyp/core.gypi
index 82b9623c08..8c75c1f87d 100644
--- a/gyp/core.gypi
+++ b/gyp/core.gypi
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkSpriteBlitterTemplate.h',
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkStream.cpp',
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkString.cpp',
+        '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkStringUtils.cpp',
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkStroke.h',
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkStroke.cpp',
         '<(skia_src_path)/core/SkStrokeRec.cpp',
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkShader.h',
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkStream.h',
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkString.h',
+        '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkStringUtils.h',
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkStrokeRec.h',
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkTArray.h',
         '<(skia_include_path)/core/SkTDArray.h',
diff --git a/include/core/SkDrawLooper.h b/include/core/SkDrawLooper.h
index 8a218c331d..2faf28b399 100644
--- a/include/core/SkDrawLooper.h
+++ b/include/core/SkDrawLooper.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 class SkCanvas;
 class SkPaint;
 struct SkRect;
+class SkString;
 
 /** \class SkDrawLooper
     Subclasses of SkDrawLooper can be attached to a SkPaint. Where they are,
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ public:
     virtual void computeFastBounds(const SkPaint& paint,
                                    const SkRect& src, SkRect* dst);
 
+    SkDEVCODE(virtual void toString(SkString* str) const = 0;)
+
 protected:
     SkDrawLooper() {}
     SkDrawLooper(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer) : INHERITED(buffer) {}
diff --git a/include/core/SkStringUtils.h b/include/core/SkStringUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eea0b5143b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/core/SkStringUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SkStringUtils_DEFINED
+#define SkStringUtils_DEFINED
+
+class SkString;
+
+/**
+ * Add 'flagStr' to 'string' and set 'needSeparator' to true only if 'flag' is 
+ * true. If 'needSeparator' is true append a '|' before 'flagStr'. This method 
+ * is used to streamline the creation of ASCII flag strings within the toString 
+ * methods.
+ */
+void SkAddFlagToString(SkString* string, bool flag, 
+                       const char* flagStr, bool* needSeparator);
+
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.h b/include/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.h
index c4107612cb..e968857889 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
     virtual void init(SkCanvas*);
     virtual bool next(SkCanvas*, SkPaint* paint);
 
+    SK_DEVELOPER_TO_STRING()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkBlurDrawLooper)
 
 protected:
diff --git a/include/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.h b/include/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.h
index 5196af0798..cec78b7466 100644
--- a/include/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.h
+++ b/include/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     SkPaint* addLayer(const LayerInfo&);
 
     /**
-     *  This layer will draw with the original paint, ad the specified offset
+     *  This layer will draw with the original paint, at the specified offset
      */
     void addLayer(SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy);
 
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     virtual void init(SkCanvas*);
     virtual bool next(SkCanvas*, SkPaint* paint);
 
+    SK_DEVELOPER_TO_STRING()
     SK_DECLARE_PUBLIC_FLATTENABLE_DESERIALIZATION_PROCS(SkLayerDrawLooper)
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/core/SkStringUtils.cpp b/src/core/SkStringUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..689a6eecaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/SkStringUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "SkString.h"
+#include "SkStringUtils.h"
+
+void SkAddFlagToString(SkString* string, bool flag, const char* flagStr, bool* needSeparator) {
+    if (flag) {
+        if (*needSeparator) {
+            string->append("|");
+        }
+        string->append(flagStr);
+        *needSeparator = true;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.cpp b/src/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.cpp
index e6e2ffdd8c..dda20638a3 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkBlurDrawLooper.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 #include "SkBlurDrawLooper.h"
 #include "SkBlurMaskFilter.h"
 #include "SkCanvas.h"
-#include "SkFlattenableBuffers.h"
-#include "SkPaint.h"
-#include "SkMaskFilter.h"
 #include "SkColorFilter.h"
+#include "SkFlattenableBuffers.h"
+#include "SkMaskFilter.h"
+#include "SkPaint.h"
+#include "SkString.h"
+#include "SkStringUtils.h"
 
 SkBlurDrawLooper::SkBlurDrawLooper(SkScalar radius, SkScalar dx, SkScalar dy,
                                    SkColor color, uint32_t flags)
@@ -115,3 +117,35 @@ bool SkBlurDrawLooper::next(SkCanvas* canvas, SkPaint* paint) {
             return false;
     }
 }
+
+#ifdef SK_DEVELOPER
+void SkBlurDrawLooper::toString(SkString* str) const {
+    str->append("SkBlurDrawLooper: ");
+
+    str->append("dx: ");
+    str->appendScalar(fDx);
+
+    str->append(" dy: ");
+    str->appendScalar(fDy);
+
+    str->append(" color: ");
+    str->appendHex(fBlurColor);
+
+    str->append(" flags: (");
+    if (kNone_BlurFlag == fBlurFlags) {
+        str->append("None");
+    } else {
+        bool needsSeparator = false;
+        SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kIgnoreTransform_BlurFlag & fBlurFlags), "IgnoreTransform", 
+                          &needsSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kOverrideColor_BlurFlag & fBlurFlags), "OverrideColor",
+                          &needsSeparator);
+        SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kHighQuality_BlurFlag & fBlurFlags), "HighQuality", 
+                          &needsSeparator);
+    }
+    str->append(")");
+
+    // TODO: add optional "fBlurFilter->toString(str);" when SkMaskFilter::toString is added
+    // alternatively we could cache the radius in SkBlurDrawLooper and just add it here
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.cpp b/src/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.cpp
index c27908f250..6d03eae84d 100644
--- a/src/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/SkLayerDrawLooper.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "SkFlattenableBuffers.h"
 #include "SkLayerDrawLooper.h"
 #include "SkPaint.h"
+#include "SkString.h"
+#include "SkStringUtils.h"
 #include "SkUnPreMultiply.h"
 
 SK_DEFINE_INST_COUNT(SkLayerDrawLooper)
@@ -245,3 +247,99 @@ SkLayerDrawLooper::SkLayerDrawLooper(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer)
     }
 #endif
 }
+
+#ifdef SK_DEVELOPER
+void SkLayerDrawLooper::toString(SkString* str) const {
+    str->appendf("SkLayerDrawLooper (%d): ", fCount);
+
+    Rec* rec = fRecs;
+    for (int i = 0; i < fCount; i++) {
+        str->appendf("%d: ", i);
+
+        str->append("flagsMask: (");
+        if (0 == rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask) {
+            str->append("None");
+        } else {
+            bool needSeparator = false;
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kAntiAlias_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "AntiAlias", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kFilterBitmap_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "FilterBitmap", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kDither_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "Dither", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kUnderlineText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "UnderlineText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kStrikeThruText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "StrikeThruText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kFakeBoldText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "FakeBoldText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kLinearText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "LinearText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kSubpixelText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "SubpixelText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kDevKernText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "DevKernText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kLCDRenderText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "LCDRenderText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kEmbeddedBitmapText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask),
+                              "EmbeddedBitmapText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kAutoHinting_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "Autohinted", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kVerticalText_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask), 
+                              "VerticalText", &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(SkPaint::kGenA8FromLCD_Flag & rec->fInfo.fFlagsMask),
+                              "GenA8FromLCD", &needSeparator);
+        }
+        str->append(") ");
+
+        str->append("paintBits: (");
+        if (0 == rec->fInfo.fPaintBits) {
+            str->append("None");
+        } else if (kEntirePaint_Bits == rec->fInfo.fPaintBits) {
+            str->append("EntirePaint");
+        } else {
+            bool needSeparator = false;
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kStyle_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "Style",
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kTextSkewX_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "TextSkewX", 
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kPathEffect_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "PathEffect",
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kMaskFilter_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "MaskFilter",
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kShader_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "Shader", 
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kColorFilter_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "ColorFilter", 
+                              &needSeparator);
+            SkAddFlagToString(str, SkToBool(kXfermode_Bit & rec->fInfo.fPaintBits), "Xfermode", 
+                              &needSeparator);
+        }
+        str->append(") ");
+
+        static const char* gModeStrings[SkXfermode::kLastMode+1] = {
+            "kClear", "kSrc", "kDst", "kSrcOver", "kDstOver", "kSrcIn", "kDstIn",
+            "kSrcOut", "kDstOut", "kSrcATop", "kDstATop", "kXor", "kPlus",
+            "kMultiply", "kScreen", "kOverlay", "kDarken", "kLighten", "kColorDodge",
+            "kColorBurn", "kHardLight", "kSoftLight", "kDifference", "kExclusion"
+        };
+
+        str->appendf("mode: %s ", gModeStrings[rec->fInfo.fColorMode]);
+
+        str->append("offset: (");
+        str->appendScalar(rec->fInfo.fOffset.fX);
+        str->append(", ");
+        str->appendScalar(rec->fInfo.fOffset.fY);
+        str->append(") ");
+
+        str->append("postTranslate: ");
+        if (rec->fInfo.fPostTranslate) {
+            str->append("true ");
+        } else {
+            str->append("false ");
+        }
+
+        // TODO: add "rec->fPaint.toString(str);" when SkPaint::toString is added
+        rec = rec->fNext;
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/QuickRejectTest.cpp b/tests/QuickRejectTest.cpp
index 00008330eb..9d87bffebc 100644
--- a/tests/QuickRejectTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/QuickRejectTest.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ public:
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifdef SK_DEVELOPER
+    virtual void toString(SkString* str) const SK_OVERRIDE {
+        str->append("TestLooper:");
+    }
+#endif
+
     SK_DECLARE_UNFLATTENABLE_OBJECT()
 };