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How to use layers for Digital Art

This is for a friend.

So if you've tried digital art you may or may not know how to use layers. Layers essentially are like those old paper dolls you make clothes for.

You can have say, 5 layers and you can reorder them, see multiple at once, or edit them one at a time. Im not the best person to ask but I'm trying my best. I made an example too.

So first you do a sketch. Some people skip this step. I used to. Not anymore. I do my sketch usually in a light green.

Like so.
It can be sloppy, messy, and ugly. Nobody sees this. Unless you're me.

Then you add a layer. Make your pencil/pen black. This will be your line art.

Trace your sketch.

Like so. It still is sloppy. So either erase, or make the sketch (the first layer you did) invisible.

I got this. Some lines aren't exactly how I wanted them so I cleaned it up a bit.