How layers work.
- Layers can be thought of as clear sheets of plastic that you draw or paint on. Each layer is independent of the other, and their order can be changed.
- The main use for layers is being able to paint behind something without changing it. This is essential for coloring lineart, but is also useful for seperating the foreground, midground, and background.
- Layers can also be useful for transparency. For example, if your drawing had a ghost in it, you could have the ghost on its own layer and set it to half opacity. (Opacity is the opposite of transparency.) This is also useful for lighting effects.
- Keep in mind, however, that more layers usually means bigger file size.

Adding layers.
In Oekeki-Shi, each drawing starts out with a default of three layers. Usually that is all you need, but if you need to add a layer, click the Menu button in the layers window. Lascaux starts with just one layer. To add layers in Lascaux, simply click the button under the word Edit on the left.

Changing layer order.
After selecting the layer you want to move, drag it in the direction you want to move it.

Hiding/showing layers.
To hide or show a layer in Oekeki-Shi, click on the circle to the right of its name in the layer window. To hide or show a layer in Lascaux, click on the V to the left of its name in the layer list.

See Also: Lineart Tutorial

Good bands: Switchfoot, System of a Down, Alkaline Trio, Strokes, Pixies, Jets to Brazil, and Jimmie's Chicken Shack, to name a few.

Inspired by some old-school R-type discussion with Marcello

Life is a wonderful thing.

inspired by Max Cannon's comics

who needs tablets? i spit on your tablet. ptooey!

drew a monster at Gigandas's bequest.

sorry for any nightmares this might cause.

Hmm... expect more of these.

edit: 1mb already from just 4 layers? Good grief.
The next one won't be quite so blurry.

edit: It looks a little better shrunk down 50%. There.

My character for the collab battle. More detail here than would be prudent in the battles themselves.

edit: Sorry about being absent for the last week and a half... the internet connection at my apartment complex got fried by a lightning storm and the lazy bums hadn't gotten it working again until just today.

Originally inspired by the song Yuki Satellites by Radix. The song is legally free to download, so check it out.

edit: I feel like starting another drawing but don't have space in my studio, so out this goes. If youse peoples like it enough I'll bother myself with working on it some more.

Bloody optical mouse. I shall destroy it.

(Edit) BTW it isn't supposed to look like he's hanging himself, contrary to Cellular belief.

I command you not to comment on this. Yes! Victory!