I have SAI. (For those who haven't seen my other art topics) So hear it out for meh.

heres one in the end about the clipping

Mutisija said:
heres one in the end about the clipping

How to make less layers?

Ooh, layers, I know layers! :D

Oh... SAI... Nevermind

Tokaido said:
Ooh, layers, I know layers! :D

Oh... SAI... Nevermind

You can share. Maybe some things can apply

If you have layers stacked in a certain way, but you need to move them, you may pin the layers together and they will move as a group. This will keep your layers set exactly as they looked before pinning so you need not concern yourself with rearranging them and moving them separately.

Clipping is also useful, as stated. If you would like to lessen the layer load, you may merge layers down to the layer below it. If you are concerned about organizing pictures using many layers, consider using groups/folders.

Ponynstuff320 said:
How to make less layers?

delete layer? click the layer you want to get rid of and then press the trash bin button above the layer box

Mutisija said:
delete layer? click the layer you want to get rid of and then press the trash bin button above the layer box

How to make less layers to not make a massive mess.... ^^;

Ponynstuff320 said:
How to make less layers to not make a massive mess.... ^^;

I don't know much about SAI, but it's helpful if you group them into "folders". For example, a project I would be working on might look something like this:

• White background
• Skeleton/line art
• body
• head
• eyes
• limbs
• front left
• front right
• back left
• back right
• Eyes
• eyebrows
• base color
• right eyebrow
• left eyebrow
• shading
• highlights
• eyeballs
• left white
• left lens base
• left lens highlight
• left reflection
• right white
• right lens base
• right lens highlight
• right reflection
• mouth
• teeth base color
• teeth details
• etc.

And when I'm done with each part or want to work on a different area, I collapse it like so:

• White background
• Skeleton/line art
• Eyes
• eyebrows
• eyeballs
• mouth
• teeth base color
• teeth details

It keeps things organized while still allowing for minor edits. For instance you can move a whole eye at once, resize it, change color, etc. while keeping them all on different layers.

Then again, it all depends on your workflow and what you are trying to draw.

Ponynstuff320 said:
How to make less layers to not make a massive mess.... ^^;

use as many layers as you need. name them properly and use layer sets. some damn good artists needs hundreds of layers so clearly less layers =/= better.

parasprite said:
I don't know much about SAI, but it's helpful if you group them into "folders".

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It keeps things organized while still allowing for minor edits. For instance you can move a whole eye at once, resize it, change color, etc. while keeping them all on different layers.

+1. Layer groups actually allow you to do things that are not possible with ungrouped layers, mainly relating to isolating an effect so it affects some layers and not others. It composites differently than a single flat stack of layers.

This is all invaluable advice when I use Photoshop for my art.