How to use layers for Digital Art

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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.

 I do my sketch usually in a light green

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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.

Trace your sketch

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


 So either erase, or make the sketch (the first layer you did) invisible

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

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

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