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Around how many layers do you typically use?

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~SoupX Jun 10, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I find myself anywhere from 3-120. :iconraepfaceplz:

I'm curious as to how it is for other people.

Do you use different amounts of layers for different types of projects?
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*SeraphAlexa Oct 13, 2012  Professional General Artist
Uhm... usually a ton.:XD: In the least around 90 layers and upwards, depending on the complexity of the project. I got lucky with some only around 50-70 layers.
I find myself always needing to toss a bunch of layers into group folders otherwise I get confused myself as to where everything is, I don't have time to name each layer either.
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~shigaburiga Oct 12, 2012  Student General Artist
Usually about 20, and sometimes less. The count goes higher than that, but I combine as much as possible as I work.
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~Kreny Oct 11, 2012  Student General Artist
depends on the thing I'm doing. I've used as few as uhm 4? and as high as 80 - 90 :)
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~extrasupervery Oct 11, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Depends what I'm drawing. I usually have a layer with refs, then a first sketch, another sketch and then one for my lineart and then one for colour. This obviously doubles if there's more than one character. I have one for the bg and sections of that. So about 10ish usually c:
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~MattCombsArt Oct 11, 2012
just depends on what im working on. the most ill ever use is like 20 and thats for really colorful paintings. for portraits i try to use the minimal amount. so black and white are like 2 layers and color are like 6. Characters in color are like 12. Ill use a lot more layers when coloring, to get the colors to pop. other then that less is more when it comes to layers. Having a lot of layers ends up being messy unorganized and a pain to click through. IF anyone is using a ton of layers, your best bet is to make groups and organize the layers in each group. That helps me when i have a lot so my head doesnt explode trying to find the layer i need.
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~Unartistic-License Oct 10, 2012  Student General Artist
Vectors can include a lot of layers.

With digital painting, I find myself using fewer layers as time goes on. Sometimes I only have a background and the main painted layer with maybe a few layers of some sort of filtering or effects. Though you won't find much in my gallery because I am lazy about uploading. Dx
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~FlashxDragon Oct 10, 2012  Student Digital Artist
1 layer sometimes 2, i like to imitate traditional painting and only painting in 1 layer mostly gets that job done better
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~dafunk Oct 9, 2012
at most i have 3 but usually just 2.
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~Nalenthi Oct 8, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
...6-ish
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~Idrawwow Oct 8, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
around 10-50 =P
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