To get your layers in right sequence: just grab all the layers and release them in the right place: on the layer pannel (not on the middle of the artwork).
You don't need DPI for digital art at all. You can set it to 0. If you will need to print it later on you could raise DPI again in the settings of printer itself.
Tyra great tutorial and thank you! FYI! I believe I have an idea concerning the order of the layers after you moved them onto the new canvas. I watched your vid over and over noticing the order that you selected the layers. The software is recording the order that you selected the layers. This is why when you copied the layers to the new canvas they were out of order. In other words you selected the layers out of order and that is why they were copied and pasted out of order into your new canvas. So I tried it on my iPad and I am correct. Thanks again Tyra for your tutorial! Much appreciated!
The trick I always use to maintain important layer information, is to duplicate the original procreate document and merge all unnecessary things together such as all my sketch layers, all my line work, and individual layers of light Shadow and colour. Try to keep my workflow pretty consistent so that I can move through the stages of merging and if I need to go back ever I will have an older document that is missing some of the newer additions but I will always still have my original sketches cetera with all their Lair data if I need them to go back to I can import them into my newest file
My only question is, if you import it to another place and lower the DPI then what if you want to print it but don’t wanna merge all the layers together? The DPI would probably be too low etc.. :(
Beautiful artwork! I’m new to procreate, just a few layers of simple scribbles to animate words, I think I’m up to 11 or 12? Suddenly pen will no longer write on a new layer? I tried over and over. Also, have to reset pen settings every single time and a lot of times it goes back to splatter paint? LOL
I’m doing an animation and the maximum layers is 250 and I used all of them. But when I decreased my dpi, the layers remained the same. Idk what I’m doing wrong.
It's a limitation of animation in procreate. You need to make another document to continue your animation and then you can edit them together in a video editor later.
This probably isn't the best practice... But sometimes I create art at 200dpi in Procreate. Then, export the file into Photoshop to bump up the dpi to 300.
@@TyraWashington does exporting and increasing the dpi with photoshop affect the quality of the art? I’m so confused with this dpi thing. Hope you can answer :)
I'm using a 6th generation iPad. I'm going to update my iPad soon though! Because Procreate has some new features that my iPad doesn't support (Like the new 3D and face paint features)
@@TyraWashington really??? are you kidding? is that a 6th gen iPad? oh my, you are really talented :) iPad Pro is too much and too expensive for me for just drawing purposes... I mean I have a 2020 iMac worth appr. USD 3000 for Lightroom, PS and Premiere Pro and I would use iPad only for ProCreate... you really did convince me that nowadays the latest 9th gen iPad 10.2" will be the perfect choice for me :) I was thinking also on iPad Air, but the price is the double and as hobby I don't think there is too much difference between 1st gen and 2nd gen Apple Pencil. I know what is the difference, but for hobby it is enough. You did a great job on this 6th gen iPad so why would a 9th gen be not enough for me, right? :) I wish you all the best for 2022, I am happy seeing this video from you :) Cheers and kind regads, Edward from Budapest, Hungary
I had an animation and i tried this but my animation was just a blob, idk what to do cuz i work on it for already a week and dont wanna have to restart 😢
So I tried this....starts to work....shows "Importing 23 items" but then stops with "8 items remaining". Any clue? I've done it several times and it always stops at 8. WHen I go into my canvas info of the new canvas it shows Max Layers 59, Layers used 16, Layers available 43. So it looks like it should work. Help!
im animating a logo and had to use way more layers, 3 layers and then group three layers like 24 times, I deleted the layers with nothing in it and got some more, I tried reducing DPI but sadly 72 was the limit
Uuh, I was very angry when it happened! Thank you for your help. I know it wasn’t the point of the video, but the drawing of this kitten was just perfect! Amazing how you can convey love in your arts. I still have a lot of difficulty🥺
Aww thank you so much @Nathalia Leite 😄 I actually drew this kitten for one of my close friends. And let me tell you..... it was SO DIFFICULT! It was probably the HARDEST drawing I've done so far, so that makes me really happy that you like it. 😊 And just know that some things are always difficult in the beginning. But I'm confident you will be able to create beautiful art with a little practice!
@@TyraWashington I am so sad because I can’t draw.. the problem that I have many requests for drawings that I can’t finish. Drawing pets is very difficult, but I’ve been able to make many breeds and even no breed, but when it comes to Yorkshire and Maltese, I can’t do anything I can’t get references, because they have many color variations that I can’t do. I hope one day I get🥺🥵
I bumped mine down from 300 to 200 and still got the same amount of max layers. It's the same size as my old one (4000 pixels by 2200 pixels), and it still has just 57 maximum layers.
Yep. You are correct @Eazy Money. The dpi does effect the quality. 300 dpi is recommended if you intend to print something. But 200 should be fine for most digital uses.
@@Sanibear If you need a higher dpi, you can always export the Procreate file as a photoshop file (PSD). Then bump up the dpi to 300 in photoshop. I do that sometimes when I plan to print something out.
this isn’t working for me :( when i decrease the DPI it doesn’t change the amount of layers. idk what to do i can only use 15 layers 💔 edit: it did work idk what i did wrong the first time!!
Oh my! I wonder if your canvas size is extremely large??? According to google: "The larger your canvas, and/or the higher the DPI, the fewer layers you'll have to work with."
Great video without the long graphics introduction, family history, weird music, etc. Please make more right to the point videos for Procreate. Possibly move a little slower for us beginners when selecting settings not so commonly used. 5 stars!
I’m so annoyed I didn’t know this problem existed and bought the app I should’ve looked more before 🤬 I usually use more than 50 layers in my drawings and I’m working on something in other app and I already reached 100 layers I was planning to share it to the app but now I can not fk them 😤😤😤
Oh my! If your DPI is 1 that means your artwork is 1 pixel per inch 😬 .. that’s cool if you are going for a pixelated look, but 72 DPI is the absolute minimum for screens and 300 DPI is recommended for print
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To get your layers in right sequence: just grab all the layers and release them in the right place: on the layer pannel (not on the middle of the artwork).
Ty!
Quick, clear and to the point - exactly what I needed. You're a star. Thank you.
Thank you so much! I'm glad it helped!
Thank you so much! I was panicking about my piece being halfway done and needing more layers! Your instructions were so clear and helpful!
As someone trying to make a Picrew (which requires a *ton* of individual layers that can't be merged,) I appreciate this so so much
I have 83 and am not at all looking forward to rearranging though 😅
Oh wow, 83 is A LOT of layers to rearrange! 😅 Good luck!!
i have 246 🧍♂️
Tysm! This helps me a lot in the onimation cuz 19 frames animation is too short, now i can make longer animation, thank you!❤
You have no idea how helpful this was!! I was on the verge of starting over completely with 22 layers :/ But super helpful thank you!!!!
You don't need DPI for digital art at all. You can set it to 0. If you will need to print it later on you could raise DPI again in the settings of printer itself.
Tyra great tutorial and thank you! FYI! I believe I have an idea concerning the order of the layers after you moved them onto the new canvas. I watched your vid over and over noticing the order that you selected the layers. The software is recording the order that you selected the layers. This is why when you copied the layers to the new canvas they were out of order. In other words you selected the layers out of order and that is why they were copied and pasted out of order into your new canvas. So I tried it on my iPad and I am correct. Thanks again Tyra for your tutorial! Much appreciated!
This will help me a lot I didn’t know about this and I only got 3 layers
The trick I always use to maintain important layer information, is to duplicate the original procreate document and merge all unnecessary things together such as all my sketch layers, all my line work, and individual layers of light Shadow and colour. Try to keep my workflow pretty consistent so that I can move through the stages of merging and if I need to go back ever I will have an older document that is missing some of the newer additions but I will always still have my original sketches cetera with all their Lair data if I need them to go back to I can import them into my newest file
You saved my life I was tweaking
Thank you so much!!! I am so happy your video came up first when I googled this problem. Cheers!
You're welcome! I hope this video helped!
My only question is, if you import it to another place and lower the DPI then what if you want to print it but don’t wanna merge all the layers together? The DPI would probably be too low etc.. :(
Helpful? This video is amazing. Eazy and straight to the point. Definately dont come across videos like this that often.
Beautiful artwork! I’m new to procreate, just a few layers of simple scribbles to animate words, I think I’m up to 11 or 12? Suddenly pen will no longer write on a new layer? I tried over and over. Also, have to reset pen settings every single time and a lot of times it goes back to splatter paint? LOL
This was extremely helpful and right to the point. Love the cat as well! ❤️
This was a God send 🥺
Thank you so much i was making a animation and i needed more layers so bad
So helpful, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing it!!! It was really helpful!! ❤️
Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ma’am you are a life saver 😭❤️
Thank you for sharing it is help for all
so it's the DPI! Thank you! for some reason my default was set to 500 which... might be excessive lmao
OH MY GOSHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Thank you sooo much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
can you then restore the art to the board with the 300 dpi if you need that to print?
thank u so much omg
Thank you very much
MY HERO 😩
THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE U
Thank you. I horde layers like they are tissue in 2020.😂😂😂😊
TY!!!!
Thank you soooooo much!
Ahhhh! You are SO welcome! Good luck with your artwork!!
I’m doing an animation and the maximum layers is 250 and I used all of them. But when I decreased my dpi, the layers remained the same. Idk what I’m doing wrong.
Ugh that is so frustrating! I'm not 100% sure, but I wonder if 250 is the layer limit in Procreate? 😅
@@TyraWashington idk
It's a limitation of animation in procreate. You need to make another document to continue your animation and then you can edit them together in a video editor later.
What if you are printing and have to use 300dpi… what do you do after the fact of your advice to add more layers?
This probably isn't the best practice... But sometimes I create art at 200dpi in Procreate. Then, export the file into Photoshop to bump up the dpi to 300.
@@TyraWashington does exporting and increasing the dpi with photoshop affect the quality of the art? I’m so confused with this dpi thing. Hope you can answer :)
"hopefully you dont have too much more than that"
I got 61 lmfaooo
May I know what version Ipad are you using??
I'm using a 6th generation iPad. I'm going to update my iPad soon though! Because Procreate has some new features that my iPad doesn't support (Like the new 3D and face paint features)
@@TyraWashington really??? are you kidding? is that a 6th gen iPad? oh my, you are really talented :) iPad Pro is too much and too expensive for me for just drawing purposes... I mean I have a 2020 iMac worth appr. USD 3000 for Lightroom, PS and Premiere Pro and I would use iPad only for ProCreate... you really did convince me that nowadays the latest 9th gen iPad 10.2" will be the perfect choice for me :) I was thinking also on iPad Air, but the price is the double and as hobby I don't think there is too much difference between 1st gen and 2nd gen Apple Pencil. I know what is the difference, but for hobby it is enough.
You did a great job on this 6th gen iPad so why would a 9th gen be not enough for me, right? :)
I wish you all the best for 2022, I am happy seeing this video from you :)
Cheers and kind regads,
Edward from Budapest, Hungary
The same can be achieved by going to canvas, crop and resize, and then reducing the width and height also the DPI.
It doesn’t work, but I think my Procreate has just a mistake..bc if I grab the layers and place them into the other place, they just all disappear. :(
Does dpi affect the drawing or only the print quality?
The dpi will definitely affect the print quality. A dpi of 300 is recommended for printing purposes.
I had an animation and i tried this but my animation was just a blob, idk what to do cuz i work on it for already a week and dont wanna have to restart 😢
So I tried this....starts to work....shows "Importing 23 items" but then stops with "8 items remaining". Any clue? I've done it several times and it always stops at 8. WHen I go into my canvas info of the new canvas it shows Max Layers 59, Layers used 16, Layers available 43. So it looks like it should work. Help!
im animating a logo and had to use way more layers, 3 layers and then group three layers like 24 times, I deleted the layers with nothing in it and got some more, I tried reducing DPI but sadly 72 was the limit
Is this necessary? Make duplicate of your picture in galery, open it and in Action - Canvas - Crop&Resize just change parameters of your canvas.
When i move layers to new artwork, and they look kinda blur. How can i fix it?
Uuh, I was very angry when it happened! Thank you for your help. I know it wasn’t the point of the video, but the drawing of this kitten was just perfect! Amazing how you can convey love in your arts. I still have a lot of difficulty🥺
Aww thank you so much @Nathalia Leite 😄 I actually drew this kitten for one of my close friends. And let me tell you..... it was SO DIFFICULT! It was probably the HARDEST drawing I've done so far, so that makes me really happy that you like it. 😊 And just know that some things are always difficult in the beginning. But I'm confident you will be able to create beautiful art with a little practice!
@@TyraWashington I am so sad because I can’t draw.. the problem that I have many requests for drawings that I can’t finish. Drawing pets is very difficult, but I’ve been able to make many breeds and even no breed, but when it comes to Yorkshire and Maltese, I can’t do anything
I can’t get references, because they have many color variations that I can’t do. I hope one day I get🥺🥵
Uh, when I try to import my layers into another canvas it becomes pixelated. Please help.
I bumped mine down from 300 to 200 and still got the same amount of max layers. It's the same size as my old one (4000 pixels by 2200 pixels), and it still has just 57 maximum layers.
me too :(
maybe its the canvas size
Doesn't work for pixel files, works with measurements
Now i can resume my project 😂😂😂
What if your using animation assist
Te adorooo estoy asiendo mi primera animación. Y me quede sin capas no sabía que aserrrrr
Lowered my dpi A LOT (to like 10) but the maximum layers still remained at 18… does anybody know how to fix this? Tyy
Imagine dropping the layers 😫
But what if I need more than 49 layers?
I had 33 layers before.. time to reorganize *cries*
Oh my goodness! 😬 Good luck reorganizing your layers!! I hope you were able to make it work!
Can’t you select the layers backwards so that it can appear in the correct order?
It says i can only have one layer, my DPI is 132 (im making a webtoon) so idk what to do? 😭
What about with 72 layers already… I’m doing an animation for my art class
When you lower the dpi doesn’t it edit the quality
Yep. You are correct @Eazy Money. The dpi does effect the quality. 300 dpi is recommended if you intend to print something. But 200 should be fine for most digital uses.
@@TyraWashington oh ok thanks
@@Sanibear If you need a higher dpi, you can always export the Procreate file as a photoshop file (PSD). Then bump up the dpi to 300 in photoshop. I do that sometimes when I plan to print something out.
this isn’t working for me :( when i decrease the DPI it doesn’t change the amount of layers. idk what to do i can only use 15 layers 💔 edit: it did work idk what i did wrong the first time!!
can u help me? when i change the dpi it doesnt change the number of layers :(
@@lylyarttry making the frame size smaller
@@actiallieuwisj i do but when i do my art just ends up being all blurry and pixelated :(
@@lylyart how much is your frame size
@@actiallieuwisj when i did the lowest amount it's like 1000 x 1000 but now i usually do 2894 x 2894 etc.
what if my layer limit is 1 :/
Uhh.... That is weird. Maybe you could try the canvas dimensions I used in the video.
How do you even draw with one layer what-
My images are all blurry afterwards
What if my dpi is at 132 and I only get 8 layers 👁👄👁
Oh my! I wonder if your canvas size is extremely large???
According to google: "The larger your canvas, and/or the higher the DPI, the fewer layers you'll have to work with."
Yeah I just looked a bit more into it, it was much much larger than the average, now I have 72 😊
Mine wouldnt change im only at 18 ☹️
I have 72 layers and I’m not even halfway done ;-;
I made my DPI to 1 and Now I have a maximum of 400 😂😂😂
Try if u want 😂😂😂
LifeSaver.....
Great video without the long graphics introduction, family history, weird music, etc.
Please make more right to the point videos for Procreate.
Possibly move a little slower for us beginners when selecting settings not so commonly used.
5 stars!
You don't like long drawn out introductions?? 😂 Haha but thank you! I appreciate the feedback
I’m so annoyed I didn’t know this problem existed and bought the app I should’ve looked more before 🤬
I usually use more than 50 layers in my drawings and I’m working on something in other app and I already reached 100 layers I was planning to share it to the app but now I can not
fk them 😤😤😤
Wow.. I would be angry too! 😬 What app did you use before Procreate?
@@TyraWashington
Sketchbook
Me: *struggles having no more layers*(had been going through this for months)
Tyra: Here’s what to do if u run out of layers
Me: :/
😂😂😂
My DPI is 1 and I still have the same layers
Oh my! If your DPI is 1 that means your artwork is 1 pixel per inch 😬 .. that’s cool if you are going for a pixelated look, but 72 DPI is the absolute minimum for screens and 300 DPI is recommended for print
uh- what of you have 91 layers---- O.O
Whats your Instagram?
My instagram is TheeTyraMarie 😊
My limit is 12
Only 12? Haha I couldn't! I like to use a lot of layers
How is that possible? My limit is 134
Thank you so very much 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽you was are so very helpful 💋💋💋