The grey and white squares are just a preview of a blank, momentarily (until you draw on it) transparent layer. If you were to draw on the layer you would see this within that thumbnail. The little thumbnail is a preview of your layer. We will go more in depth with these in a moment. The “100% normal” you see refers to the opacity (how opaque it is) being at 100% and the blending mode being set to normal. Layer 1 is simply a layer with nothing on it ready for you to draw. Think of it as a piece of paper can only take so much erasing or painting before it begins to tear or get muddy etc. We never draw directly on this layer as we can ruin our base “paper”. This brings up a colour box to choose from. You can change the colour of your paper by doubling clicking the layer. When you first begin a painting you will have a layer named “paper” & a starting “layer 1”. Digital layers are just the same but they have more versatility to them. You “layer” your paint or pens to create shadows, tones etc. If you are coming from traditional media then think of layers as a sense of watercolour or alcohol markers. For instance in comic making you can have colours on one layer and inks on another. Quite simply layers are like transparent pieces of paper that allow you to separate parts of your work.
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