Layers.

[Anonymous No.6206298]

Your best advice in regard to layers.

[Anonymous No.6206305]

>>6206298
draw everything on 1 layer or u bichmade

[Anonymous No.6206314]

You only really need 3 of them at most
Blending modes are cringe
Vector layers and perspective grid layers are extremely powerful but you should learn to freehand gothic cathedrals anyway


Unless you're animating in which case just do whatever it takes

[Anonymous No.6206316]

don't use layers

[Anonymous No.6206318]

>>6206298
I actually have a layer setup of sorts with my trad tools
>Sketch on office paper (possibly a foreground and background)
>Ink over a lightboard with tracing paper (or office paper honestly)
>Scan the linework, combine FG and BG if necessary, and:
>A. print it, colour it with copics or watercolour (mind your paper)
>B. colour digitally (I seldom do this)

[Anonymous No.6206327]

>>6206298
Clipping mask, lock transparency, layer masks. These things will save you a lot of headaches.

[Anonymous No.6206331]

Also, vector layers are a meme. You're just slowing your tempo down for no good reason.

[Anonymous No.6206333]

>>6206314
Multiply, hard light, and overlay modes are useful tho

[Anonymous No.6206334]

Using only one layer makes your picture look less artificial.

[Anonymous No.6206335]

>>6206331
Work in vector- rasterize- adjust- clean up.
Why not?

[Anonymous No.6206337]

>>6206334
Kinda dont care, digital is a different "beast" anyway.

[Anonymous No.6206372]

>>6206334
Art is artificial you dumb fuck

[Anonymous No.6206383]

>>6206372
Can you guys not be retarded, come the fuck on ic. Bring something to thread at least.

[Anonymous No.6206390]

>>6206305
>>6206334
based
>>6206327
>>6206333
scum of the earth begs who cant pick a shadow or color inside the lines

[Anonymous No.6206392]

>>6206390
>scum of the earth begs
Rude and stupid, nice keep it up.>>6206372

[Anonymous No.6206436]

>>6206298
For personal work, one layer is good. Don't do it for pro stuff. Revisions without tidy layers is hell.

[Anonymous No.6206440]

>>6206392
how is that a counter argument? you have poor planning and foresight when painting

[Anonymous No.6206458]

>>6206440
It isn`t counter argument, just pointed your monkey behaviour out, ok you are funny troll man, gotcha. Seethe.

>you have poor planning and foresight when painting
pyw le troll

[Anonymous No.6206462]

>>6206436
>Revisions without tidy layers is hell.
Yep.

That`s funny how one layer advisers doesn`t even draw.

[Anonymous No.6206465]

>>6206458
lmao do u call everyone who disagrees with u a troll

[Anonymous No.6206476]

>>6206462
>call me nodraw whilst not posting work
u a nodraw too fgt

[Anonymous No.6206518]

>>6206298
detail layer
block in layer
base sketch

use as few layers as possible so it comes out more 'painterly'.

[Anonymous No.6206523]

People are talking in here like you can really tell the difference in their work if they use multiple layers or not.

most of the people that post here aren't even good enough to explain that there's always a situation for something in art. so even if they feel like layers makes it artificial, they aren't even talking about the parts of art where that's useful.

I guarantee you most of the people who say 1 layer makes your art more painterly don't actually understand how to use layers correctly.

also to the person who thinks you have to be able to color inside the lines on digital... tell that to all the industry professionals who use layer/clipping masks to go fast for their deadline.

[Anonymous No.6206526]

>>6206523
>I guarantee you most of the people who say 1 layer makes your art more painterly don't actually understand how to use layers correctly.
More like- they dont understand the limitations and time consumption of process to work on 1 layer in digital.

Also imagine shooting yourself in the leg and not using advanced techniques.

[Anonymous No.6206528]

>>6206331
kill yourself sinix

[Anonymous No.6206534]

>>6206390
> Multiply, hard light and overlay is only used for coloring inside a base layer

You seem to be the actual beglet here

[Anonymous No.6206535]

>>6206528
Rude and immature.

[Anonymous No.6206539]

>>6206523
>here like you can really tell the difference in their work if they use multiple layers or not.
easy to spot value to color fags multiply/other shitty layer fags
>aren't even good enough to explain
applies to u too so stfu
>layers correctly
no correct or wrong way in one layer way
>industry professionals who use layer/clipping masks
muh industry

[Anonymous No.6206542]

>>6206539
Are those supposed to be arguments?

[Anonymous No.6206544]

Were layers used in this painting of my cat?

[Anonymous No.6206548]

>>6206523
>also to the person who thinks you have to be able to color inside the lines on digital... tell that to all the industry professionals who use layer/clipping masks to go fast for their deadline
This. Layer clipping is such a huge timesaver, your only excuse for not using it would be not knowing this feature exists

[Anonymous No.6206550]

>>6206539
>6206535

[Anonymous No.6206552]

>>6206542
cant argu with handicapped layeraid retard

[Anonymous No.6206556]

>>6206552
t. Zoomer LeTurd.

[Anonymous No.6206557]

>>6206552
You're right, I can't argue against that English

[Anonymous No.6206558]

>>6206544
yes toxofags are disabled

[Anonymous No.6206563]

here's a pretty fun technique I use with layers.

I shade the drawing normally, and then for hue shifting, I'll add gradients with clipping masks on new layers above my colors.
after that I'll double click on the layer to open up the layer style menu, and play around with the blend if settings.

[Anonymous No.6206564]

>>6206557
>muh english
stop consooming jab anime

[Anonymous No.6206568]

>>6206564
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[Anonymous No.6206569]

>>6206563
u know u can "paint" in the colors?? right sweety? sorry to hear about ur aphantasia and lack of foresight
>>6206568
muh muh

[Anonymous No.6206572]

>>6206569
U so funny, im a fan, post more.

[Anonymous No.6206573]

>>6206544
cool painting anon

[Anonymous No.6206577]

>>6206572
seeth more

[Anonymous No.6206580]

>>6206298
I use 2 layers.
1 for the drawing
2 for the paiting

[Anonymous No.6206586]

>>6206569
muh troll. you're cute I think I'll keep you.

[Anonymous No.6206591]

>>6206577
Big fan /u

[Anonymous No.6206594]

>>6206372
What?

[Anonymous No.6206598]

>>6206298
>sad how layerfags cant comprehend existence of single layer chads
>sad how layerfags belive layeraided art is indistinguishable from superior one layer art
>sad how layerfags severly lack the foresight to plan colors and value
>sad how layerfags NEED clippymomy to hold hands coloring inside the lines

[Anonymous No.6206617]

sketch/value blocking
line work/rendering
detailing/refining

not strictly following the next step from top to bottom. use what you need for the degree of finish you want.

I’m also having difficulties sorting workspace for digital painting. CSP is too congested (for computer tablets) and Procreate is missing functions (inverting selection layer, adjust filling when using bucket tool to go within or beyond the line, etc)
Switching back and forth with art apps is kind of a pain. I end up mostly working with Procreate layers because IG doesn’t care anyway

[Anonymous No.6206618]

>>6206598
U sad?

[Anonymous No.6206631]

>>6206298
Do not be afraid to work from a single layer.

[Anonymous No.6206634]

>>6206631
I love new /ic so much!

[Anonymous No.6206635]

>>6206631

[Anonymous No.6207042]

>>6206383
He's saying you're fake. You don't exist.

[Anonymous No.6207153]

>>6206298
Use as many as you want.

[Anonymous No.6207218]

>>6206298
Once your finished drawing make a new file the same size as the original, then cut and paste all of the layers to the new file. You would be surprised at how much smaller the new file can get in a lot of cases. This is helpful
when you don't have too much space on your hard drive to spare.

[Anonymous No.6207232]

>Sketch
>Ink
>Colors
You don't need any more than this

[Anonymous No.6207235]

>>6206568
My Sharona!!!